Lewistown HeightsMT
A town of 488 in Montana.
Is Lewistown Heights a good place to live?
Lewistown Heights’ average commute is 32 minutes, against 17 minutes in Montana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. No town among the 43 in Montana we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Lewistown Heights. Lewistown Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lewistown Heights.
Natural hazards: very low risk in Lewistown Heights, mostly cold waves
For Lewistown Heights, the risk rating from FEMA is 14 of 100. FEMA puts 69% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 20% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 86% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Lewistown Heights’ working residents commute to Lewistown
The median commute is under 3 miles. The middle household income for Lewistown Heights comes to $90,000. Most working residents leave Lewistown Heights for work: only 1% work in town. Lewistown Heights: 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Lewistown Heights | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.1% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lewistown Heights
Lewistown Heights’ peak summer temperature is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Lewistown Heights’ adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Lewistown Heights is ahead of Montana on 2 and behind on 12. The share of adults in Lewistown Heights who have diabetes: 13%. Among 42 Montana towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Lewistown Heights.
| Lewistown Heights | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lewistown Heights | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 12.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.3% | 73.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Lewistown Heights
Moving to Lewistown Heights: who provides what
Lewistown Heights is unincorporated, so Fergus 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.
99% of working residents leave Lewistown Heights for work
Where Lewistown Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lewistown Heights; the nearest are
About 9 of every 100 Lewistown Heights residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Lewistown Heights
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Lewistown Heights is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Fergus County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lewistown Heights had a population of 364.
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,947 ft
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