VaughnMT
A town of 1,002, settled in 1911.
Is Vaughn a good place to live?
The best of Vaughn’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C− for schools. 1.7% of working residents work locally in Vaughn, below both Montana’s towns (39%) and U.S. towns (8%). Among 43 Montana towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Vaughn. 0.4% of the land in Vaughn is conserved, where Montana’s towns sit at 9.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Robert Vaughn Homestead is on the National Register of Historic Places. Vaughn has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Vaughn stand out
Where Vaughn beats most towns.
1,002 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Vaughn grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far Vaughn is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Vaughn: who provides what
Vaughn is unincorporated, so Cascade 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 Vaughn.
On state tests, Vaughn’s schools trail 76% of Montana districts
Its public schools are run by the Vaughn Elementary District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughn ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 93 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state tests and graduation
More than half of Vaughn’s working residents commute to Great Falls
Most working residents leave Vaughn for work: only 2% work in town. Vaughn’s average trip to work is 23 minutes. The top destinations are Great Falls (54%), Missoula (3%) and Billings (3%).
| Vaughn | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.7% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Vaughn, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Vaughn has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 13° and about 49 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Homes in Vaughn are worth about $381K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Vaughn home is worth about $381,000, up 4.3% in a year, 18% below the Montana typical home. 87% of households own their home in Vaughn.
| Vaughn | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 87% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $946 a month | $1,000 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Vaughn
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Vaughn is less healthy than 61% of U.S. towns
Vaughn beats the Montana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 28% of Vaughn adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Vaughn | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 25% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Vaughn | MT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 68.4% | 63.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.8% | 12.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Vaughn’s grade for the outdoors is a C+
The trail density in Vaughn is 1.0 miles per square mile. 3.6 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Vaughn
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Vaughn
About 4 of every 100 Vaughn residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Montana.
98% of working residents leave Vaughn for work
Where Vaughn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Vaughn
CDP in Montana, United States
Vaughn is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cascade County, Montana, United States. The population was 737 at the 2020 census, compared to 658 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is named for Montana pioneer Robert Vaughn, whose homestead on the Vaughn Ranch encompassed part of the town.
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- Area
- 3.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,366 ft
- ZIP code
- 59487
Questions about Vaughn
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Vaughn, MT expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.