Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 649, settled in 1878.
Only 1 of the 31 Montana towns we compare have a lower typical home value than Walkerville. Walkerville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 444 in 1880, a peak of 2,621 in 1900, 639 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1864 and 3 maps from 1959 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Walkerville, 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 Walkerville.
The typical Walkerville home is worth about $164,000, about the same as a year ago, 65% below the Montana typical home. 79% of households own their home in Walkerville, above both Montana’s towns (64%) and U.S. towns (73%).
| Walkerville | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 79% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,188 a month | $1,000 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Walkerville for work: only 0% work in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line in Walkerville, above both the Montana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Walkerville is 17 minutes.
| Walkerville | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Walkerville has cold winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Walkerville’s July high is 79°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Walkerville beats the Montana average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 28% of adults feel lonely in Walkerville.
| Walkerville | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Walkerville | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.4% | 12.3% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9% | 11.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Walkerville. Close and well known come first.
2 mi LakeBerkeley Pit
2 mi MuseumDumas Brothel
4 mi Theme parkColumbia Gardens2 mi MuseumWorld Museum of Mining
2 mi MuseumMai Wah Museum
27 mi National Historic SiteGrant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site24K visitors a yearBerkeley Pit: Cybergrl23, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dumas Brothel: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Columbia Gardens: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Mai Wah Museum: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain
2 within 15 miles of the center of Walkerville
About 3 of every 100 Walkerville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
Where Walkerville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Montana, United States
Walkerville is a town in Silver Bow County, Montana, United States, that is an enclave of the consolidated city-county of Butte. The population was 639 at the 2020 census. Walkerville is a suburb of Butte, and the only other incorporated community in the county, as well as the only part of the county that is not part of Butte. Part of Walkerville is included in the Butte-Anaconda Historic District. Walkerville represents some of the earliest mines in the district and preserves the early mining camp flavor present in the 1890s to 1910s.
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Walkerville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
