Kicking HorseMT
A town of 59.
Is Kicking Horse a good place to live?
100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Kicking Horse, above both Montana’s towns (30%) and U.S. towns (29%). Among 43 Montana towns, just 1 have a higher January low than Kicking Horse. 14% of the land in Kicking Horse is conserved, against 9.2% in Montana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Ninepipe Wildlife Management Area, at 306 acres. Kicking Horse has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
59 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Kicking Horse: who provides what
Kicking Horse 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 Kicking Horse.
Kicking Horse has four seasons and pleasant summers
Kicking Horse has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Kicking Horse’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ninepipe Wildlife Management Area | — | 306 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy Kicking Horse is
Kicking Horse beats the Montana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 18% of Kicking Horse adults report frequent physical distress. Among 42 Montana towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Kicking Horse.
| Kicking Horse | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Kicking Horse | MT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.6% | 73.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.3% | 12.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Kicking Horse faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by avalanches
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Kicking Horse
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Kicking Horse
About 0 of every 100 Kicking Horse residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Kicking Horse
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Kicking Horse is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kicking Horse had a population of 76. It was 286 at the 2010 census, up from 80 in 2000.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,064 ft
Questions about Kicking Horse
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Is Kicking Horse, MT a good place to live?
Kicking Horse has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.