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Twin Creeks
Montana›Missoula County

Twin CreeksMT

This town of 361 people was settled in 1911.

Mineral Peak Lookout · Photo: nklette · CC BY 3.0
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Twin Creeks, MT · Mineral Peak Lookout · Photo: nklette · CC BY 3.0

Is Twin Creeks a good place to live?

Twin Creeks’ typical journey to work is 33 minutes, above both the Montana town median (17 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 43 Montana towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Twin Creeks. 29% of the land in Twin Creeks is conserved, above both the Montana town median (9.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Twin Creeks has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

361 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Twin Creeks: who provides what

Twin Creeks is unincorporated, so Missoula County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMissoula Electric Coop10.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWhitewater Park Assoc BonnerNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet2 providers3% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesMissoula CountyMissoula County provides services here
SchoolsMissoula High School DistrictBonner Elementary School DistrictPotomac Elementary School District3 districts serve Twin Creeks; 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 hereMissoula County Election AdministratorMissoula County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2024
ZIP code5982359823 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 Twin Creeks.

Outdoors

Twin Creeks keeps nearly a quarter of its land conserved

2.0 miles of trail. The trail density in Twin Creeks is 1.8 miles per square mile.

28.7%conserved
28.7%
conserved · 204 of 709 acres
2.0 mi
of trails · 1.8 per sq mi

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

Who lives here

Twin Creeks skews younger than Montana

A bachelor’s degree or higher: 30% of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Montana. People 65 and older are 6% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 35% of residents (22% statewide). Twin Creeks’ midpoint age comes in at 30.9 years.

30.9median age · MT 40.4
Twin CreeksMontana townsU.S. towns
Median age30.9 years38.9 years40.5 years
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+30%30%29%
Twin CreeksMontanaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma4%
High school47%
Some college11%
Associate’s8%
Bachelor’s17%
Graduate13%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 28% and 76% women

The Census survey reached too few of Twin Creeks’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±24 points. Across Montana, 49.3% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Twin Creeks
Twin CreeksMTU.S.
Under 1028.3%11%11.6%
10 to 170%10%10.3%
18 to 248.9%9%9.1%
25 to 3425.8%12.9%13.7%
35 to 4410%12.9%13.2%
45 to 546.1%11.1%12.2%
55 to 6415.5%13%12.7%
65 to 745.3%12.4%10.2%
75 and older0.3%7.8%7%
No diploma4%5.4%10.4%
High school47.1%27.5%26%
Some college10.6%22.4%19.1%
Associate’s8.4%9.6%8.8%
Bachelor’s17.2%23.2%21.6%
Graduate12.8%12%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points

Work & commute

About two in three of Twin Creeks’ working residents commute to Missoula

For half of commuters, work is under 14 miles away. The top destinations are Missoula (68%), Bonner-West Riverside (5%) and Butte-Silver Bow (3%). In Twin Creeks, the median household income is $86,000.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Twin Creeks0%
Missoula68%
Bonner-West Riverside5%
Butte-Silver Bow3%
McCall1%
14 mi
median commute distance
6
jobs based in Twin Creeks
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Twin Creeks is avalanches, at a high overall level

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in just over three quarters of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 64% of Twin Creeks’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 12% to wildfires.

76risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
76High riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesWildfireInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Twin Creeks’ year

The range runs from 17° on a January night to 81° on a July afternoon, with about 43 inches of snow a winter.

43″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–33°
Spring30–54°
Summer46–77°
Fall31–54°
Sep 26
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Twin Creeks stands out in Montana and nationally: a smaller share of its adults sleep under 7 hours

In Twin Creeks, 27% of adults have obesity, and 20% binge drink. CDC measures, 32 in all: Twin Creeks beats Montana on 7 and trails on 1. For adults here, the share who get no exercise outside work is 17%. Only 2 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Twin Creeks.

Twin CreeksMontana townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)26%32%36%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)27%32%35%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%20%16%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)17%21%25%
32 measures vs. Montana
7 better24 too close to call1 worse
What stands outTwin CreeksMT
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.5%11.7%
Fewer adults without reliable transportation5.6%7.5%
More adults who have had cancer10.4%9.3%
St. Patrick Hospital
13.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

1
homes sold in September

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Lake Missoula and 5 more within 40 miles

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

All 9 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Lake Missoula: USGS, Public domain · CSKT Bison Range: Paul Frederickson, CC BY 2.5 · Wilma Theater: Publichall, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montana Museum of Art & Culture: DocFreeman24, CC BY-SA 4.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Twin Creeks

16pages on Twin Creeks
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Twin Creeks

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Twin Creeks for work

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

68% → Missoula Missoula 68% 5% → Bonner-West Riverside Bonner-West Riverside 5% 3% → Butte-Silver Bow Butte-Silver Bow 3% 1% → McCall McCall 1% 1% → Helena Helena 1% 1% → Richland Richland 1% Twin Creeks · 0% stay
6jobs based in Twin Creeks
0%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Twin Creeks

Census-designated place in Montana, United States

Twin Creeks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Missoula County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 164.

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

Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
3,852 ft

Questions about Twin Creeks

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Twin Creeks, MT a good place to live?

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