JetteMT
A town of 218.
Is Jette a good place to live?
62% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Jette, above both Montana’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 43 Montana towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Jette. Jette has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
218 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Jette: who provides what
Jette is unincorporated, so Lake 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 Jette.
High risk in Jette, with avalanches at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Jette’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Jette for work: only 0% work in town. 18% of Jette residents live below the poverty line, above both the Montana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Polson (40%), Missoula (7%) and Pablo (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Jette
Jette has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Jette’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
78% of adults in Jette had a checkup this year, against 72% in Montana’s towns and 79% across U.S. towns
Of the 42 Montana towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Jette. 28% of Jette adults sleep under 7 hours. Jette beats the Montana average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Jette | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 78% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Jette | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.3% | 20.3% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 69% | 63.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.5% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Jette
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jette
About 4 of every 100 Jette residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Montana.
100% of working residents leave Jette for work
Where Jette’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Jette
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Jette is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Jette had a population of 273.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,936 ft
Questions about Jette
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jette, MT a good place to live?
Jette has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.