Pablo’s weakest subject grade is a D− for incomes. 35% of residents live below the poverty line in Pablo, against 10% in Montana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Only 3 of Montana’s 95 towns score lower on walkability. Pablo is home to Salish Kootenai College. Only 8 of Montana’s 95 towns score lower on the outdoors. Pablo has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

WeakestD⁻Jobs & income DWalkability C⁻Schools C⁻Health

What makes Pablo stand out

Where Pablo beats most towns.

The college

College	Students
Salish Kootenai College	522

A college in town

522 college students

at Salish Kootenai College

Students are 12% of residents.

College town

12% of Pablo is in college

Salish Kootenai College522 students on campus

Admission: Open
Net price: $7,945
Graduate: 28%

College Scorecard · IPEDS

How Pablo grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far Pablo is from typical.

How grading works

Jobs & income455 jobs based hereD⁻Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.8 of 20; 5.9% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →SchoolsC⁻Open →HealthSt. Luke Community Hospital 5.2 miles awayC⁻Open →Hazard riskavalanches tops the listCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $257K, 4.1 years of the county’s $63K median household incomeC⁺Open →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors1 mile of trailC⁻Open →HistoryDOpen →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 33.0; 9% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Pablo: who provides what

Pablo is unincorporated, so Lake County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorthWestern Energy14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterPablo Lake County Water and Sewer Dist2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet4 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesLake CountyLake County provides services here

SchoolsRonan Elementary School District Ronan High School District2 districts serve Pablo; 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 hereLake County Election AdministratorLake County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025

ZIP codes59864, 59855, 5986059864 61% · 59855 35% · 59860 4%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 Pablo.

SchoolsC⁻

Pablo’s public schools trail 80% of Montana districts

Its public schools are run by the Ronan Elementary District. Its two schools are below.

20%of MT districts it outscoresC⁻School Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Pablo ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4	Grades PK–4	229	D
Two Eagle River SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12	Grades 8–12	136	–

Full pagePablo’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsRonan Elem Every school2 schools · Pablo Elementary Questions“Are Pablo’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state tests and graduation

HealthC⁻

On CDC estimates, Pablo is less healthy than 76% of U.S. towns

Pablo beats the Montana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 22% of Pablo adults report frequent mental distress, where Montana’s towns sit at 18% and U.S. towns at 17%. 25% of adults worry about having enough food in Pablo.

24%healthier than U.S. townsC⁻Health Grade

	Pablo	Montana towns	U.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	22%	18%	17%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)	25%	12%	14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	20%	14%	14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	17%	14%	14%

32 measures vs. Montana

2 better10 too close to call20 worse

What stands out	Pablo	MT
Fewer adults who have had cancer	6.6%	9.3%
Fewer adults with high cholesterol	28.2%	32.8%
More adults facing food insecurity	24.5%	11.7%

St. Luke Community Hospital

5.2 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pagePablo’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby5.2 miles to an ER · St. Luke Community Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than MT on 2 of 32

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade D⁻

Pablo stands out in Montana and nationally, with the median household income lower than most

The median household income in Pablo is $36,000. Most working residents leave Pablo for work: only 8% work in town. The average trip to work in Pablo is 14 minutes.

8%work in town