Pine CreekMT
Population 132: a town settled in 1904.
Is Pine Creek a good place to live?
Pine Creek’s typical journey to work is 60 minutes, above both Montana’s towns (17 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 3 of the 43 Montana towns we compare have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Pine Creek. Pine Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
132 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pine Creek: who provides what
Pine Creek is unincorporated, so Park 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 Pine Creek.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Pine Creek, mostly avalanches
Only 3 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a higher FEMA risk score than Pine Creek. FEMA puts 66% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 17% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pine Creek: snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 63 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Younger than Montana overall
For Pine Creek, the midpoint age is 36 years. People 65 and older are 14% of residents (20% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 41% of residents (37% statewide). Montana has 35% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 39%.
| Pine Creek | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 30% | 29% |
| Median age | 36 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 15% and 75% women
The Census survey reached too few of Pine Creek’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±30.1 points. Across Montana, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Pine Creek | MT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.9% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.3% | 10% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.4% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 23.5% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.1% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.4% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.1% | 12.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 2.3% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1% | 5.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 17.7% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 29.2% | 22.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.5% | 9.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.1% | 23.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.5% | 12% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 100, single groups can be off by several points
A smaller share of adults in Pine Creek feel lonely than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
Among 42 Montana towns, just one has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Pine Creek. For adults in the town, the share who report frequent mental distress is 13%. The town beats the Montana average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7.
| Pine Creek | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 32% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 25% | 23% |
| What stands out | Pine Creek | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.6% | 9.1% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.6% | 7.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.5% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Pine Creek
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pine Creek; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Pine Creek residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Pine Creek
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Pine Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Park County, Montana, United States. It is in the central part of the county, on the east side of the Paradise Valley, where Pine Creek joins the Yellowstone River. As of the 2020 census, Pine Creek had a population of 80. Montana Secondary Highway 540 (East River Road) passes the community, leading southwest 11 miles (18 km) to Pray and north the same distance to Livingston, the Park county seat. Pine Creek Road leads west across the Yellowstone River 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to U.S. Route 89, the main highway through the Paradise Valley. Pine Creek was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,790 ft
Questions about Pine Creek
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Creek, MT a good place to live?
Pine Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.