The 24 Most Walkable Small Towns in Montana
Ranked on The Town Files lifestyle rankings among 35 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Montana. #1 is Miles City, MT.
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24Lockwood, Montana
More walkable than 65% of Montana towns
7,195 people · Yellowstone County · median home $235,400 · income $75,700 · Jan low 14°F · 35 in snow
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23Deer Lodge, Montana
More walkable than 69% of Montana towns
2,938 people · Powell County · median home $247,600 · income $60,302 · Jan low 11°F · 75 in snow
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22Cut Bank, Montana
More walkable than 73% of Montana towns
3,056 people · Glacier County · median home $164,100 · income $49,432 · Jan low 11°F · 39 in snow
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21Sidney, Montana
More walkable than 73% of Montana towns
6,346 people · Richland County · median home $236,900 · income $62,538 · Jan low 7°F · 30 in snow
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20Helena Valley West Central, Montana
More walkable than 73% of Montana towns
8,670 people · Lewis and Clark County · median home $367,200 · income $90,082 · Jan low 14°F · 37 in snow
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19Whitefish, Montana
More walkable than 77% of Montana towns
7,751 people · Flathead County · median home $684,300 · income $73,811 · Jan low 16°F · 63 in snow
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18Helena Valley Southeast, Montana
More walkable than 77% of Montana towns
9,168 people · Lewis and Clark County · median home $331,500 · income $74,075 · Jan low 14°F · 37 in snow
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17Shelby, Montana
More walkable than 78% of Montana towns
3,169 people · Toole County · median home $232,700 · income $58,413 · Jan low 6°F · 39 in snow
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16North Browning, Montana
More walkable than 79% of Montana towns
2,653 people · Glacier County · median home $187,500 · income $37,155 · Jan low 13°F
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15Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Montana
More walkable than 81% of Montana towns
9,421 people · Deer Lodge County · median home $231,700 · income $57,527 · Jan low 16°F · 75 in snow
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14Evergreen, Montana
More walkable than 82% of Montana towns
8,149 people · Flathead County · median home $340,800 · income $76,446 · Jan low 16°F · 54 in snow
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13Glendive, Montana
More walkable than 83% of Montana towns
4,873 people · Dawson County · median home $182,600 · income $72,670 · Jan low 9°F · 23 in snow
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12Orchard Homes, Montana
More walkable than 84% of Montana towns
5,377 people · Missoula County · median home $553,700 · income $64,904 · Jan low 18°F · 43 in snow
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11Glasgow, Montana
More walkable than 85% of Montana towns
3,202 people · Valley County · median home $195,700 · income $90,310 · Jan low 6°F · 44 in snow
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10Malmstrom AFB, Montana
More walkable than 86% of Montana towns
4,131 people · Cascade County · median home — · income $64,833 · Jan low 18°F · 64 in snow
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9Columbia Falls, Montana
More walkable than 87% of Montana towns
5,308 people · Flathead County · median home $384,400 · income $75,766 · Jan low 16°F · 54 in snow
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8Havre, Montana
More walkable than 87% of Montana towns
9,362 people · Hill County · median home $211,700 · income $50,329 · Jan low 7°F · 41 in snow
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7Hamilton, Montana
More walkable than 88% of Montana towns
4,659 people · Ravalli County · median home $310,000 · income $49,204 · Jan low 19°F · 17 in snow
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6Dillon, Montana
More walkable than 91% of Montana towns
3,880 people · Beaverhead County · median home $256,700 · income $61,134 · Jan low 15°F · 11 in snow
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5Livingston, Montana
More walkable than 95% of Montana towns
8,040 people · Park County · median home $392,400 · income $65,861 · Jan low 19°F · 61 in snow
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4Lewistown, Montana
More walkable than 97% of Montana towns
5,952 people · Fergus County · median home $198,400 · income $48,750 · Jan low 13°F · 101 in snow
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3Laurel, Montana
More walkable than 97% of Montana towns
7,222 people · Yellowstone County · median home $235,100 · income $68,474 · Jan low 15°F · 48 in snow
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2Libby, Montana
More walkable than 98% of Montana towns
2,775 people · Lincoln County · median home $257,400 · income $34,143 · Jan low 22°F · 48 in snow
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1Miles City, Montana
More walkable than 99% of Montana towns
8,354 people · Custer County · median home $200,200 · income $67,727 · Jan low 9°F
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- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
- NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
- FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
- NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
- The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)