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PeerlessMT

A town in Montana.

Is Peerless a good place to live?

Peerless’ January low is 1°F, below both the Montana town median (15°F) and the median of U.S. towns (22°F). We don’t grade Peerless yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Peerless: who provides what

Peerless is unincorporated, so Daniels County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorVal Electric CooperativeEIAHIFLD · EIA

Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesDaniels CountyDaniels County provides services here

SchoolsScobey K-12 SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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 hereDaniels County Election AdministratorDaniels County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2015

ZIP code5925359253 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 Peerless.

Natural hazards

Peerless stands out in Montana and nationally, with the FEMA risk score lower than most

Expected losses in Peerless break down as 60% from cold waves and 27% from inland flooding.

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FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland flooding

Full pagePeerless’ hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters5 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready21 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Peerless has four seasons and pleasant summers

In Peerless, the peak summer temperature is 81°F.

23″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–23°

Spring27–52°

Summer50–78°

Fall28–53°

Sep 6

typical first frost

May 28

typical last frost

+1.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 1°Rain & snow23″ of snow a winter · 14 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of Montana and the rest of the country, more of Peerless’ adults have high blood pressure

28% of adults in Peerless feel lonely; 15% report frequent mental distress. Of the 42 Montana towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Peerless. Among adults here, 13% have diabetes. CDC measures, 32 in all: Peerless beats Montana on 9 and trails on 8.

	Peerless	Montana towns	U.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	42%	32%	35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	28%	31%	33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	15%	18%	17%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	14%	14%