St. PierreMT
A town of 394.
Is St. Pierre a good place to live?
41% of residents live below the poverty line in St. Pierre, above both the Montana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 43 Montana towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than St. Pierre. St. Pierre has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
394 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to St. Pierre: who provides what
St. Pierre is unincorporated, so Hill 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 St. Pierre.
St. Pierre stands out in Montana and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
Since 2013, St. Pierre has lost 114 jobs, to 5 in 2023. The top destinations are Rocky Boy's Agency (16%), Rocky Boy West (10%) and Big Sandy (4%). The median commute is under 26 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is St. Pierre’s year
Among 43 Montana towns, just 2 have a lower July high than St. Pierre. July afternoons reach 78° and January nights drop to 13°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in St. Pierre sleep under 7 hours than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
35% of St. Pierre adults get no exercise outside work, and on top of that among adults here, 31% smoke cigarettes, where Montana’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 14%. No town among the 42 in Montana we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than St. Pierre. The town beats the Montana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 26.
| St. Pierre | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 47% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | St. Pierre | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.8% | 9.3% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 45% | 11.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in St. Pierre: cold waves
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in St. Pierre break down as 71% from cold waves and 20% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about St. Pierre
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of St. Pierre
About 7 of every 100 St. Pierre residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
99% of working residents leave St. Pierre for work
Where St. Pierre’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About St. Pierre
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
St. Pierre or Saint Pierre is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States, within the Rocky Boy Indian Reservation. As of the 2020 census, St. Pierre had a population of 364.
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- Area
- 8.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,114 ft
Questions about St. Pierre
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is St. Pierre, MT a good place to live?
St. Pierre has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.