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Spokane CreekMT

With 740 residents, it is a town in Montana.

Is Spokane Creek a good place to live?

79% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Spokane Creek, above both the Montana town median (30%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). No town among the 43 in Montana we compare has a higher typical journey to work than Spokane Creek. Spokane Creek has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

740 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 Spokane Creek.

Work & commute

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Spokane Creek’s workers commute out

0%work in town

Half of commuters travel less than 46 miles. The top destinations are Helena (22%), Bozeman (13%) and Townsend (9%).

Where working residents work

In Spokane Creek0%
Helena22%
Bozeman13%
Townsend9%
Three Forks5%
46 mi
median commute distance
12
jobs based in Spokane Creek
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Spokane Creek, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

37″snow a winter

In Spokane Creek, the peak summer temperature is 82°F.

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–34°
Spring32–54°
Summer50–79°
Fall34–56°
Sep 30
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Outdoors

Protected land: 12.6% of Spokane Creek

12.6%conserved

Trails run 2.2 miles in 1 park or preserve. The trail density for Spokane Creek comes to 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: one, of 14 acres.

12.6%
conserved · 1,388 of 10,992 acres
2.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest—14

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Spokane Creek: inland flooding

61risk score of 100

Spokane Creek’s FEMA risk score is 61 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 36% come from inland flooding and 21% from avalanches.

FEMA risk score
61High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingAvalanchesCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Spokane Creek is

Among adults in Spokane Creek, 72% had a checkup this year and 20% get no exercise outside work. For adults here, the share who binge drink is 21%.

Spokane CreekMontana townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)21%20%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)72%72%79%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)20%21%25%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)9.3%10%12%
32 measures vs. Montana
1 better31 too close to call0 worse
What stands outSpokane CreekMT
Fewer adults without reliable transportation6%7.5%
St. Peters Health
12.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Housing

A home in Spokane Creek sells for about $739K at the median

$739Kmedian sale price

In Spokane Creek, 88% of households own their home.

0
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Spokane Creek

15pages on Spokane Creek
Getting set up

Moving to Spokane Creek: who provides what

Spokane Creek is unincorporated, so Broadwater County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerVigilante Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet3 providers72% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBroadwater CountyBroadwater County provides services here
SchoolsTownsend K-12 SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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 hereBroadwater County Election AdministratorBroadwater County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2025
ZIP codes59635, 5964759635 96% · 59647 4%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Spokane Creek for work

Where Spokane Creek’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

22% → Helena Helena 22% 13% → Bozeman Bozeman 13% 9% → Townsend Townsend 9% 5% → Three Forks Three Forks 5% 5% → Wheatland Wheatland 5% 3% → Billings Billings 3% Spokane Creek · 0% stay
12jobs based in Spokane Creek
0%of working residents work in town
46 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Spokane Creek

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