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NeihartMT

A town of 41, settled in 1882.

Is Neihart a good place to live?

31% of the land in Neihart is conserved, above both the Montana town median (9.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Neihart School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Neihart has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

41 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Getting set up

Moving to Neihart: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Neihart, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerNorthWestern Energy14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTown of Neihart water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers0% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Neihart’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBelt Elementary School DistrictBelt High School District2 districts serve Neihart; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteIn personMontana has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCascade County Election AdministratorCascade County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2024
ZIP code5946559465 100%Census 2020

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 Neihart.

$264KZillow home value

Typical home value

Neihart$264K
Montana$467K
+2.1%
value change, 1 year

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Outdoors

Protected land: nearly a third of Neihart

The concentration of trails for Neihart comes to 1.4 miles per square mile, above both Montana’s towns (0.6) and U.S. towns (0.4). In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 2.7 miles of trail. The biggest park or preserve is Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest, at 376 acres.

31.2%conserved
31.2%
conserved · 394 of 1,263 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest0.6 mi376

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Neihart is inland flooding, at a high overall level

Expected losses in Neihart break down as 60% from inland flooding and 22% from cold waves. The FEMA risk score here is 75 of 100. Also worth knowing: households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2011.

75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesAvalanches
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Neihart, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical Montana or U.S. town

The seasons in Neihart: cold winters, cool summers. July afternoons reach 74° and January nights drop to 13°.

74°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–31°
Spring26–47°
Summer43–70°
Fall29–49°
Sep 4
typical first frost
Jun 15
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
74°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Neihart is

10% of Neihart adults smoke cigarettes. Against the Montana average, Neihart comes out ahead on 11 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. Of the 42 Montana towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Neihart.

NeihartMontana townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)42%32%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)81%72%79%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)15%20%16%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)10%14%14%
32 measures vs. Montana
11 better14 too close to call7 worse
What stands outNeihartMT
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.2%6.5%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity6.1%9.1%
More adults who have had cancer14%9.3%
Mountainview Medical Center
27.9 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Neihart

16pages on Neihart
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Neihart; the nearest are

About Neihart

Town in Montana, United States

Neihart is a town in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It is located in the center of Little Belt Mountains. The population was 43 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Great Falls, Montana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.0 sq mi
Elevation
5,627 ft
ZIP code
59465
Area code
406

Questions about Neihart

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Neihart, MT a good place to live?

Neihart has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.