Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Stevensville’s subject grades is an A− for walkability; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Only 3 of Montana’s 38 towns score higher on safety. 25% of the land in Stevensville is conserved, above both the Montana town median (9.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Its National Register listings include Fort Owen and St. Mary's Church and Pharmacy. On civic life, just 5 of Montana’s 54 towns do worse. Stevensville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Stevensville beats most towns.
Census counts: 47 in 1880, 2,002 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1885 and 2 maps from 1967 on.
44 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far Stevensville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Stevensville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Stevensville.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Stevensville Elementary District. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Stevensville High School, with 347 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevensville K-6Largest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 518 | C+ |
| Stevensville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 347 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state tests and graduation
0.0 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Stevensville Baseball Fields, at 26 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stevensville Baseball Fields | — | 26 |
| 2. Ralph Serrett Soccer Complex | — | 16 |
| 3. Lewis and Clark Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Stevensville home is worth about $617,000, up 1% in a year, 32% above the Montana typical home. 60% of Stevensville households own their home, against 64% in Montana’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
| Stevensville | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,064 a month | $1,000 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The violent crime rate in Stevensville is 0 per 1,000 residents. Stevensville reports less crime per resident than 70% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. The property crime rate in Stevensville is 8.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Stevensville | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 8.3 per 1,000 residents | 14.9 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Stevensville beats the Montana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 73% of Stevensville adults had a checkup this year.
| Stevensville | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Stevensville | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 12.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Stevensville has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 18° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Stevensville for work: only 11% work in town. Jobs based in Stevensville grew to 869 in 2023, 214 more than in 2013. Stevensville’s average trip to work is 24 minutes.
| Stevensville | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 39% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $60,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Montana average. Stevensville has grown 12% since 2020, to 2,259 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 26% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Montana.
| Stevensville | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 20% | 19% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 30% | 29% |
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points. Across Montana, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Stevensville | MT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 10% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.8% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.7% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 11.2% | 12.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.1% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.2% | 5.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.4% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.4% | 22.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 9.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.9% | 23.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.9% | 12% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
None within 15 miles of Stevensville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Stevensville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
1,809 counted in 2010 and 2,002 in 2020; an estimated 2,259 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
44 places in Stevensville on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Stevensville.
Town in Montana, United States
Stevensville is a town in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,002 at the 2020 census. Stevensville is officially recognized as the first permanent settlement of non-indigenous peoples in the state of Montana. Forty-eight years before Montana became the nation's 41st state, Stevensville was settled by Jesuit Missionaries at the request of the Bitterroot Salish tribe.
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That is 8.7 years of the area's median household income ($71,283 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
3 notable people were born here, including Lee Metcalf and Edward M. Catich.
