Hebgen Lake EstatesMT
It is a town of 85 residents in Montana.
Is Hebgen Lake Estates a good place to live?
No town among the 43 in Montana we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Hebgen Lake Estates. Hebgen Lake Estates has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
85 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Yellowstone National Park and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hebgen Lake Estates. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi National ParkYellowstone National Park4.8M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi MountainYellowstone volcano
11 mi LakeQuake Lake37 mi Ski areaBig Sky Resort455 runs · 4,346 ft vertical
34 mi Canyon & gorgeGrand Canyon of the Yellowstone
34 mi WaterfallYellowstone FallsPhoto credits
Yellowstone National Park: James St. John from Newark, Ohio, CC BY 2.0 · Yellowstone volcano: Ed Austin/Herb Jones, Public domain · Quake Lake: Staplegunther at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yellowstone Falls: Unknown, Public domain
Moving to Hebgen Lake Estates: who provides what
Hebgen Lake Estates is unincorporated, so Gallatin County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hebgen Lake Estates.
More than half of Hebgen Lake Estates’ working residents commute to West Yellowstone
The top destinations are West Yellowstone (60%), Big Sky (8%) and Bozeman (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hebgen Lake Estates faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by avalanches
In Hebgen Lake Estates, the FEMA hazard score is 77 of 100, against 41 of 100 in Montana’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Expected losses in Hebgen Lake Estates break down as 71% from avalanches and 17% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hebgen Lake Estates: snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 78°; in January, nights fall to 4°, and about 177 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hebgen Lake Estates is
Hebgen Lake Estates beats the Montana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. In Hebgen Lake Estates, 29% of adults sleep under 7 hours, where Montana’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 36%. The share of adults in Hebgen Lake Estates who have obesity: 26%. Among 42 Montana towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Hebgen Lake Estates.
| Hebgen Lake Estates | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 25% |
| What stands out | Hebgen Lake Estates | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.7% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults with obesity | 26.2% | 31.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hebgen Lake Estates
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hebgen Lake Estates; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Hebgen Lake Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
100% of working residents leave Hebgen Lake Estates for work
Where Hebgen Lake Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hebgen Lake Estates
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Hebgen Lake Estates is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Hebgen Lake Estates had a population of 123. It is next to Hebgen Lake.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,565 ft
Questions about Hebgen Lake Estates
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hebgen Lake Estates, MT a good place to live?
Hebgen Lake Estates has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.