Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 630, settled in 1913.
29% of residents live below the poverty line in Hot Springs, where Montana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 43 in Montana we compare has a lower share of children under 18 than Hot Springs. Hot Springs’ trail density is 2.6 miles per square mile, above both the Montana town median (0.6) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Symes Hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places. Hot Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 447 in 1930, 557 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 2 maps from 1964 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Hot Springs, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Hot Springs.
The typical Hot Springs home is worth about $260,000, up 2.2% in a year, 44% below the Montana typical home. Hot Springs’ median rent is $725 a month.
| Hot Springs | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $725 a month | $1,000 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Hot Springs K-12 school district. No of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|
NCES · EDFacts
Hot Springs has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household income in Hot Springs is $21,000. Jobs based in Hot Springs grew to 202 in 2023, 51 more than in 2013. The average trip to work in Hot Springs is 11 minutes.
| Hot Springs | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 11 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $21,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 39% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
1 crime was reported in Hot Springs in 2025: 1 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Hot Springs is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
31% of Hot Springs adults say their health is fair or poor. Among 42 Montana towns, just 1 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Hot Springs. 22% of Hot Springs adults smoke cigarettes.
| Hot Springs | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Hot Springs | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.7% | 20.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 73.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 15% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.3 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hot Springs City Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Hot Springs; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Hot Springs residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Montana.
Town in Montana, United States
Hot Springs (Montana Salish: nayyákʷ, Kutenai: Kutmiʔk) is a town on the Flathead Indian Reservation in Sanders County, Montana, United States. The population was 557 at the 2020 census. Founded as the settlements of Pineville and Camas in the 1890s, the town was incorporated in 1929. Previously it was known as both Camas and Camas Hot Springs for the camas plant that grows abundantly in the region as part of the camas prairie habitat.
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Hot Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.