Your life in Daniels County, Montana

What stands out

What stands out about Daniels County: life expectancy is among the longest in America (82.9 years), high-school completion is in the top 2% of American counties (96%), and the average temperature is in the bottom 2% of American counties (41°F). Within Montana it ranks 4th of 49 counties for life expectancy.

Where you are

You live in Daniels County, Montana. 1,535 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 0.7% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -7).

Montana has no sales tax and a two-bracket income tax with a top rate of 5.65% for 2026. It taxes Social Security above income thresholds. Home prices in Bozeman, Missoula and the Flathead Valley roughly doubled between 2019 and 2023 as remote workers arrived, and the state passed a package of zoning reforms in 2023 to add housing supply. Wildfire smoke is now a regular late-summer feature.

Money

The typical household here brings in $47,378 a year, lower than 84% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $49,725. Unemployment runs 1.9%, lower than 97% of American counties. 11% of workers work from home.

Montana takes 4.7% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,227 a year.

Home

The median home costs $173K, cheaper than 74% of American counties, about 1.9 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $525 a month. Property tax is 0.89% of home value, roughly $1,436 a year on that median home, higher than 52% of American counties. 81% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.6 per 1,000 residents, lower than 66% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 82.9 years, longer than almost every county in America. There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 10.4% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.62 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 87% of American counties. 96% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 52 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 76% of eligible voters turned out. Under Montana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

The year averages 41°F, highs near 53 and lows near 29, colder than 98% of American counties. About 14 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 3 out of 100, safer than 97% of American counties; the county has had 8 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 84 Mbps down, slower than 92% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation.

Where these numbers come from

• BLS QCEW 2024
• CDC 2024
• CMS 2024
• Census 2023
• Census ACS
• Census ACS 2022
• Census Population Estimates 2023
• Census SAHIE 2024
• County Health Rankings 2024
• Derived from ACS 2022 home value / household income
• FAA Airport Database
• FEMA Disaster Declarations 1953–2026
• FEMA National Risk Index 2023 (0–100, all hazards)
• HRSA Area Health Resources File 2023
• IMLS
• NOAA Climate Normals
• National Park Service
• Ookla Speedtest Intelligence
• Open Brewery DB
• OpenElections 2024
• SEDA via County Health Rankings 2024 (3.0 = at grade level; not a Z-score)
• Tax Foundation 2023
• USDA Food Environment Atlas
• Zillow ZHVI 2024
• Montana tax and law data: state revenue department, Tax Foundation, Giffords, Guttmacher (2026)

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