Big Horn
Montana

What stands out

If you had to describe Big Horn County in numbers, start here: life expectancy is among the shortest in America (65.0 years), the school test score is among the lowest in America (2.06 where 3.0 is grade level), and home internet speed is in the bottom 4% of American counties (64 Mbps). Within Montana it ranks 2nd of 49 counties for life expectancy, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Big Horn County, Montana. 13,090 people live here with you. The population shrank 0.6% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -68).

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 $52,463 a year, lower than 74% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $55,992. Unemployment runs 4.4%, higher than 79% of American counties. 11% of workers work from home.

Montana takes 4.8% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,513 a year.

Home

The median home costs $230K, cheaper than 52% of American counties, about 2.7 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $757 a month. Property tax is 0.94% of home value, roughly $1,506 a year on that median home, higher than 56% of American counties. 67% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 4.7 per 1,000 residents, higher than 89% of American counties. Drug overdoses killed 14 people per 100,000 in 2024.

A child born here can expect to live 65.0 years, shorter than almost every county in America. There are 10 active physicians in the county, about 7.6 per 10,000 people. 15.1% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.06 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than almost every county in America. 89% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Democratic by 28 points. 55% 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 47°F, highs near 59 and lows near 34, colder than 86% of American counties. About 21 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 30 out of 100, safer than 70% of American counties; the county has had 9 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 64 Mbps down, slower than 96% of American counties. There are 3 airports in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 0.5 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery, 2 National Park Service sites.