PiltzvilleMT
A town of 383.
Is Piltzville a good place to live?
Only 2 of the 43 Montana towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Piltzville. Piltzville’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in Montana’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Milltown State Park, at 33 acres. Piltzville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
383 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Piltzville: who provides what
Piltzville is unincorporated, so Missoula 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 Piltzville.
Very high risk in Piltzville, with avalanches at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 81% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More than half of Piltzville’s working residents commute to Missoula
Most working residents leave Piltzville for work: only 0% work in town. 19% of Piltzville residents live below the poverty line, above both the Montana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Piltzville is 23 minutes.
| Piltzville | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 19% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Piltzville has set aside 16.3% of its land for conservation
1.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Milltown State Park | — | 33 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Piltzville has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Piltzville has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 16° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Piltzville is
Piltzville beats the Montana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Piltzville.
| Piltzville | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 25% |
| What stands out | Piltzville | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.4% | 12.3% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 68.6% | 63.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lake Missoula and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Piltzville. Close and well known come first.
15 mi LakeLake Missoula14 mi Ski areaMontana Snowbowl64 runs · 2,538 ft vertical
37 mi Park & preserveCSKT Bison Range
7 mi TheatreWilma Theater
6 mi MuseumMontana Museum of Art & Culture8 mi MuseumMissoula Art MuseumPhoto credits
Lake Missoula: USGS, Public domain · CSKT Bison Range: Paul Frederickson, CC BY 2.5 · Wilma Theater: Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montana Museum of Art & Culture: DocFreeman24, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Piltzville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Piltzville
About 0 of every 100 Piltzville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
100% of working residents leave Piltzville for work
Where Piltzville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Piltzville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Piltzville, MT a good place to live?
Piltzville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.