Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 205, settled in 1910.
Winnett’s concentration of trails is 1.6 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in Montana’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Winnett has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Winnett School and Winnett Block. Winnett 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: 316 in 1920, a peak of 408 in 1930, 188 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2013.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Winnett, 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 Winnett.
Typical home values rose 2.1% in the year to September 2026. Winnett: 79% of households own their home, above both Montana’s towns (64%) and U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The public schools here belong to the Winnett K-12 Schools. The 3 public schools in Winnett teach 69 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnett SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 37 | B− |
| Winnett High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 19 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 12° and about 43 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 67% of U.S. communities. Households in Winnett have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2011.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for Winnett comes to 15 minutes. One in 4 of the town’s working residents works locally. The top destinations are Billings (12%), Lewistown (8%) and Miles City (3%). For half of commuters, work is under 84 miles away.
| Winnett | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 25% | 39% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
15% of adults in Winnett report frequent mental distress; 29% feel lonely. Among 42 Montana towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Winnett. For adults in the town, the share who have diabetes is 13%. The town beats the Montana average on 7 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| Winnett | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 16% |
| What stands out | Winnett | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.2% | 9.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.2% | 20.3% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Parks and preserves in Winnett: one, of 3 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Jim Bartlett Field | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Winnett; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Winnett residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Montana.
Town in Montana, United States
Winnett is a town in and the county seat of Petroleum County, Montana, United States. The population was 188 at the 2020 census. In addition to county government offices, Winnett's businesses and services include a general store, two filling/service stations, a post office, a school system with grades K-12, an event venue completed in 2023, a motel, 2 RV parks, a campground, and a bar-and-grill. Local news is reported from the Roundup Record Tribune & Winnett Times. It is published weekly and also available online. The nearest medical facilities are in Lewistown.
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Winnett has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.