Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Its National Register listings include Pierre Wibaux House and Wibaux Commercial Historic District. Wibaux has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Wibaux beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 487 in 1910, a peak of 782 in 1980, 462 in 2020. The archive holds 10 old photos and papers going back to 1894 and a map from 1982 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Wibaux, 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 Wibaux.
In Wibaux, the typical rent is $934 a month. Typical home values rose 8.4% in the year to September 2026. Four in five households are owner-occupiers in the town.
| Wibaux | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $934 a month | $1,000 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Public schools: the Wibaux K-12 Schools. 3 public schools serve Wibaux, with 139 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wibaux Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 85 | B+ |
| Wibaux High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 36 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 6°, with about 38 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of working residents in Wibaux who work locally: 32%. Since 2013, Wibaux has lost 33 jobs, to 180 in 2023. The average commute in the town is 20 minutes. In Wibaux, 14% of residents live below the poverty line, above both Montana’s towns (10%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
| Wibaux | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 32% | 39% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 10% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $67,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
16% of Wibaux adults binge drink. In Wibaux, 13% of adults have diabetes, above both the Montana town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). Only 2 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Wibaux. Two figures for adults locally: 29% feel lonely, 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Wibaux | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Wibaux | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.4% | 20.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.6% | 73.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19% | 12.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with 57% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. 83% of Wibaux’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 11%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Wibaux once, in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Wibaux | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 9.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pierre Wibaux Monument | — | 2 |
| 2. Wibaux City Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Carol Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Wibaux; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Wibaux residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
3 places in Wibaux on the National Register of Historic Places.
Town in Montana, United States
Wibaux ( WEE-boh) is a town in and the county seat of Wibaux County, Montana, United States. It is the only incorporated town in Wibaux County. The population was 462 at the 2020 census.
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Wibaux has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
