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Pleasant Valley ColonyMT

In Montana, this town has 137 residents.

Is Pleasant Valley Colony a good place to live?

45% of residents live below the poverty line in Pleasant Valley Colony, against 10% in Montana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Pleasant Valley Colony has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

137 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Pleasant Valley Colony.

Schools

The schools Pleasant Valley Colony’s kids attend

The Belt Elementary District runs its public schools. Its one school is below.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Pleasant Valley SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8Grades PK–824–

NCES · EDFacts

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Pleasant Valley Colony is inland flooding, at a high overall level

75risk score of 100

FEMA puts three fifths of Pleasant Valley Colony’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to cold waves. In Pleasant Valley Colony, the risk rating from FEMA is 75 of 100.

FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesAvalanches

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Pleasant Valley Colony: snowy winters and pleasant summers

66″snow a winter

A winter brings about 66 inches of snow, with January nights at 15° and July afternoons at 82°.

Typical low → high °F

Winter16–36°
Spring31–54°
Summer49–79°
Fall33–57°
Sep 23
typical first frost
May 22
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Pleasant Valley Colony is

Among 42 Montana towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who binge drink than Pleasant Valley Colony. The town does better than the Montana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. For adults locally, the share who have high blood pressure is 27%.

Pleasant Valley ColonyMontana townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)24%20%16%
Depression (CDC PLACES)29%25%23%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)71%72%79%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)7.5%10%12%
32 measures vs. Montana
8 better21 too close to call3 worse
What stands outPleasant Valley ColonyMT
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth5.4%12.3%
Fewer adults with heart disease4.2%6.6%
More binge drinkers24.2%20.3%
Great Falls Clinic Hospital
14.4 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Pleasant Valley Colony

13pages on Pleasant Valley Colony
Nearby attractions

Great Falls and 3 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pleasant Valley Colony. Close and well known come first.

All 4 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Great Falls: Tim1965, Public domain · C. M. Russell Museum Complex: Roger Wollstadt, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art: Montanabw, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Pleasant Valley Colony: who provides what

Pleasant Valley Colony is unincorporated, so Cascade County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorthWestern Energy14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterPleasant Valley Colony water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCascade CountyCascade County provides services here
SchoolsBelt Elementary School DistrictBelt High School District2 districts serve Pleasant Valley Colony; 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 hereCascade County Election AdministratorCascade County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2024
ZIP code5941259412 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.

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Pleasant Valley Colony

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