SimmsMT
This town of 334 people was settled in 1909.
Is Simms a good place to live?
Simms’ age of the median resident is 60.3 years, above both the Montana town median (38.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 4 of the 43 Montana towns we compare have a higher share of residents 65 or older than Simms. Simms has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
334 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Simms: who provides what
Simms is unincorporated, so Cascade 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 Simms.
Fewer adults under 35 in Simms than across Montana
Adults 18 to 34 are 10% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 30% of residents (20% statewide). The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 31%, against 35% across Montana.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 13% and 66% women
The Census survey reached too few of Simms’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±26.7 points. Across Montana, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Simms | MT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.7% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.3% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 33.8% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 25.7% | 12.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.2% | 5.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.1% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.5% | 22.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.7% | 9.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 24.7% | 23.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.9% | 12% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
The schools Simms’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Simms High School District. The 2 public schools in Simms teach 146 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun River Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 55 | B |
| Simms High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 91 | D− |
NCES · EDFacts
Simms: snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 15° and about 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More than half of Simms’ working residents commute to Great Falls
The top destinations are Great Falls (52%), Helena (4%) and Fairfield (3%). Only 5% of working residents stay in Simms for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based in Simms grew to 84 in 2023, 82 more than in 2013. Simms’ typical journey to work is 15 minutes.
| Simms | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 39% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Simms faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Simms’ FEMA risk score stands at 63 of 100. One declared disaster, in 2011, has brought federal aid to Simms households. 45% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 34%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More of Simms’ adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
In Simms, just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year. Against the Montana average, Simms comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12.
| Simms | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 72% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Simms | MT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 68.3% | 63.8% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.2% | 73.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Simms has set aside 9.3% of its land for conservation
1.8 miles of trail. In Simms, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Simms | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.3% | 9.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Simms sell for about $400K
For households in Simms, the share who live in a home they own is 79%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Simms
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Simms; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Simms residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
Questions about Simms
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Simms, MT a good place to live?
Simms has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.