RiverbendMT
A town of 592.
Is Riverbend a good place to live?
35% of residents are 65 or older in Riverbend, against 19% in Montana’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Of the 43 Montana towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Riverbend. Riverbend’s concentration of trails is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both the Montana town median (0.6) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Riverbend has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
592 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Riverbend: who provides what
Riverbend is unincorporated, so Mineral 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 Riverbend.
Most of Riverbend’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Riverbend for work: only 1% work in town. The typical journey to work locally is 22 minutes. The top destinations are Missoula (24%), Superior (19%) and Alberton (8%). For half of commuters, work is under 39 miles away.
| Riverbend | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Riverbend, with inland flooding at the top
Riverbend’s risk rating from FEMA stands at 76 of 100. Expected losses in Riverbend break down as 38% from inland flooding and 27% from avalanches.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Riverbend brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
The town’s peak summer temperature comes in at 86°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Montana and the rest of the country, more of Riverbend’s adults have high blood pressure
The share of adults in Riverbend who binge drink: 17%. Only 4 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Riverbend. In Riverbend, 28% of adults feel lonely, and 17% report frequent physical distress. Of 32 CDC measures, Riverbend beats the Montana average on 4 and trails it on 9.
| Riverbend | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 32% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Riverbend | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.6% | 20.3% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 69.9% | 63.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Riverbend
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Riverbend; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Riverbend residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
99% of working residents leave Riverbend for work
Where Riverbend’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Riverbend
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Riverbend is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mineral County, Montana, United States. The population was 455 at the 2020 census. The community uses the ZIP Code of neighboring Superior, 59872.
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- Area
- 4.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,772 ft
Questions about Riverbend
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Riverbend, MT a good place to live?
Riverbend has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.