North BrowningMT
A town of 3,144.
Is North Browning a good place to live?
North Browning grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns, mostly because of incomes and health. The median household income is $37K, and 43% of residents live below the poverty line. On CDC estimates, its residents' health ranks in the bottom 2% nationally. What it does well: a typical home costs about $188K, 4 years of the county’s $47K median household income. 43% of residents live below the poverty line in North Browning, above both the Montana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). North Browning's schools rank behind 98% of the state's. No town among the 42 in Montana we compare has a higher share of children under 18 than North Browning.
North Browning has grown 10% from 2010 to 2020
2,408 counted in 2010 and 2,653 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How North Browning grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far North Browning is from typical.
Its grades run from A for cost of living (better than 89% of comparable towns) to D− for jobs and income (better than 1%), so the D overall blends very different results.
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Moving to North Browning: who provides what
North Browning is unincorporated, so Glacier 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 North Browning.
North Browning has cooler summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has commutes shorter than most of Montana, but it has poverty well above the Montana rate.
Compared with most of Montana and the rest of the country, more of North Browning’s adults report frequent mental distress
North Browning: 44% of adults have obesity. No town among the 41 in Montana we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than North Browning. Among adults locally, 34% smoke cigarettes and 19% have diabetes. Only 2 of the 41 Montana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than North Browning.
| North Browning | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 9.9% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | North Browning | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 9.3% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 25.4% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median household income in North Browning is lower than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
The average commute for its 352 working residents takes 12.5 minutes, against 19.1 across Montana.
Among working residents in North Browning, 11% work locally. Jobs in North Browning grew by 220 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 252. Also worth knowing: the typical journey to work locally is 13 minutes. The top destinations are Browning (25%), East Glacier Park Village (24%) and South Browning (11%).
| North Browning | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 13 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 41% | 8% |
| Median household income | $37,000 | $68,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
North Browning has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons average 76.9°, cooler than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 13.1°.
Among 42 Montana towns, just one has a lower typical July afternoon high than North Browning. The January low for North Browning comes to 13°F.
| North Browning | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 77°F | 85°F | 85°F |
| January low | 13°F | 15°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 0.5% of North Browning
Walkers can cover 1.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Blackfeet Park, at 34 acres. Among 42 Montana towns, just 2 have a lower share of conserved land than North Browning.
| North Browning | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 9.3% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blackfeet Park | — | 34 |
| 2. All Chief's Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
North Browning faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Of the losses FEMA expects in North Browning, 58% come from cold waves and 27% from inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about North Browning
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Browning
About 4 of every 100 North Browning residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Montana.
89% of working residents leave North Browning for work
Where North Browning’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About North Browning
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
North Browning is a census-designated place (CDP) in Glacier County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Browning had a population of 2,653.
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- Area
- 3.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,367 ft
North Browning’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with North Browning.
| Town | MT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Browning | #40 | D | A | — | D− | D− |
| South Browning | — | — | A | — | D− | D− |
| Browning | — | — | — | — | — | — |
South Browning has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. North Browning and South Browning report no FBI crime data of their own. Browning isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Browning with a neighbor →
Questions about North Browning
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Browning, MT a good place to live?
North Browning grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns. It grades D− for health and D− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is North Browning, MT expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.