West GlendiveMT
A town of 2,121.
Is West Glendive a good place to live?
The best of West Glendive’s subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a C for schools. Only 2 of the 43 Montana towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than West Glendive. West Glendive has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
How West Glendive grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far West Glendive is from typical.
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Moving to West Glendive: who provides what
West Glendive is unincorporated, so Dawson 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 West Glendive.
On state tests, West Glendive’s schools trail 74% of Montana districts
Its public schools are run by the Glendive Elementary District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 247 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state tests and graduation
Four seasons and pleasant summers in West Glendive
West Glendive has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. West Glendive’s July high is 87°F, where Montana’s towns sit at 85°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
West Glendive faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by cold waves
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About two in five of West Glendive’s working residents commute to Glendive
Most working residents leave West Glendive for work: only 14% work in town. West Glendive’s average trip to work is 15 minutes, against 17 minutes in Montana’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. West Glendive’s median household income is $55,000.
| West Glendive | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 39% | 8% |
| Median household income | $55,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Residents of West Glendive are less healthy than 54% of U.S. towns
West Glendive beats the Montana average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 71% of adults had a checkup this year in West Glendive.
| West Glendive | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 72% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | West Glendive | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 12.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trail density in West Glendive is lower than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
Only 1 of the 43 Montana towns we compare have a lower trail density than West Glendive. 1.5% of the land in West Glendive is conserved. 0.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| West Glendive | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.5% | 9.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Glendive Park | — | 8 |
| 2. Hollecker Park | — | 5 |
| 3. History Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about West Glendive
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of West Glendive
About 4 of every 100 West Glendive residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Montana.
About West Glendive
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
West Glendive is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dawson County, Montana, United States. The population was 1,998 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,119 ft
West Glendive’s neighbors
One town shares a border with West Glendive.
| Town | MT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Glendive | — | — | A− | — | C | B− |
| Glendive | #13 | B− | A− | C | C | B+ |
West Glendive has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. West Glendive reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare West Glendive with a neighbor →
Questions about West Glendive
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is West Glendive, 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−.