Ponderosa PinesMT
950 people live in this town in Montana.
Is Ponderosa Pines a good place to live?
Ponderosa Pines’ average commute is 42 minutes, where Montana’s towns sit at 17 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. No town among the 43 in Montana we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Ponderosa Pines. 25% of the land in Ponderosa Pines is conserved, where Montana’s towns sit at 9.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Ponderosa Pines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
950 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ponderosa Pines: who provides what
Ponderosa Pines is unincorporated, so Gallatin 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 Ponderosa Pines.
Ponderosa Pines has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Bozeman (21%), Three Forks (13%) and Belgrade (6%). Ponderosa Pines had 40 jobs in 2023, up 32 from 2013. The share of residents in Ponderosa Pines who live below the poverty line: 18%. For half of commuters, work is under 27 miles away.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Montana and the rest of the country, trail density in Ponderosa Pines is lower
2.5 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
High risk in Ponderosa Pines, with avalanches at the top
Ponderosa Pines’ natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 68 of 100. FEMA puts 73% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 10% to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ponderosa Pines has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 15° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Ponderosa Pines is
17% of adults get no exercise outside work in Ponderosa Pines. CDC measures, 32 in all: Ponderosa Pines beats Montana on 3 and trails on 2. Two figures for adults here: 70% had a checkup this year, 27% have obesity.
| Ponderosa Pines | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 72% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 25% |
| What stands out | Ponderosa Pines | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 7.7% | 9.3% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 58.7% | 63.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Ponderosa Pines sells for about $599K at the median
Ponderosa Pines: 91% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Ponderosa Pines
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ponderosa Pines; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Ponderosa Pines residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
100% of working residents leave Ponderosa Pines for work
Where Ponderosa Pines’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ponderosa Pines
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Ponderosa Pines is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ponderosa Pines had a population of 665. Formerly a 13,000-acre ranch, the land was subdivided into 10- and 20-acre parcels and sold by a Hawaiian real estate agency starting in 1972. The lots lacked water, sewer, electricity and road access, and some were on such steep terrain that building would be impossible.
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- Area
- 40 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,354 ft
Questions about Ponderosa Pines
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ponderosa Pines, MT a good place to live?
Ponderosa Pines has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 950 people live in this town in Montana.