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TracyMT

A town of 133.

Is Tracy a good place to live?

Tracy has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

133 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Sand CouleeSand CouleeTracy
Getting set up

Moving to Tracy: who provides what

Tracy is unincorporated, so Cascade County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorthWestern Energy14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTracy Water Users CorpNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCascade CountyCascade County provides services here
SchoolsCenterville Elementary School DistrictCenterville High School District2 districts serve Tracy; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereCascade County Election AdministratorCascade County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Feb 2024
ZIP code5947259472 100%Census 2020

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 Tracy.

Work & commute

A smaller share of working residents work locally in Tracy than in most of Montana or the rest of the country

18% of residents live below the poverty line in Tracy. The typical journey to work for Tracy comes to 20 minutes, against 17 minutes in Montana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Great Falls (40%), Belt (8%) and Neihart (6%). Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles.

2%work in town
TracyMontana townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town1.9%39%8%
Below the poverty line18%10%9.6%
Average trip to work20 minutes17 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Tracy2%
Great Falls40%
Belt8%
Neihart6%
Bozeman6%
11 mi
median commute distance
26
jobs based in Tracy
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: high risk in Tracy, mostly inland flooding

For Tracy, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 75 of 100. Expected losses in Tracy break down as 60% from inland flooding and 22% from cold waves.

75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
75High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold wavesAvalanches

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Tracy, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers

The range runs from 14° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 66 inches of snow a winter.

66″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter15–36°
Spring30–56°
Summer49–80°
Fall32–58°
Sep 24
typical first frost
May 19
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Tracy is

The share of adults in Tracy who have been diagnosed with depression is 28%, where Montana’s towns sit at 25% and U.S. towns at 23%. Of 32 CDC measures, Tracy beats the Montana average on 3 and trails it on 1. Tracy: three quarters of adults had a checkup this year.

TracyMontana townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)28%25%23%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)75%72%79%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%20%16%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)9.5%10%12%
32 measures vs. Montana
3 better28 too close to call1 worse
What stands outTracyMT
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth9.4%12.3%
More adults screened for colon cancer74.2%63.8%
More adults with arthritis31.7%28.4%
Great Falls Clinic Hospital
7.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Nearby attractions

Great Falls and 2 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tracy. Close and well known come first.

All 4 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Great Falls: Tim1965, Public domain · C. M. Russell Museum Complex: Roger Wollstadt, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art: Montanabw, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tracy

13pages on Tracy
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Tracy

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Tracy for work

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

40% → Great Falls Great Falls 40% 8% → Belt Belt 8% 6% → Neihart Neihart 6% 6% → Bozeman Bozeman 6% 4% → Centerville Centerville 4% 2% → West Yellowstone West Yellowstone 2% Tracy · 2% stay
26jobs based in Tracy
2%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Tracy

Census-designated place in Montana, United States

Tracy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It is in the east-central part of the county, in the valley of Sand Coulee Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Missouri River. Tracy is bordered to the west by the community of Sand Coulee, and it is 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Great Falls. Tracy was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Tracy had a population of 196.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
3,435 ft

Questions about Tracy

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Tracy, MT a good place to live?

Tracy has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.