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Place dossier plate
SheetMT-MALMSTROM-AFB-MT · Malmstrom AFB, MT 4,191 pop · income 41st pct
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Malmstrom AFB
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Malmstrom AFB on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Dillon · lowest
51,458
Dillon · lowest
51,458 median HH income
20.6% of the leader · rank #1
Malmstrom AFB · this city
64,079
Malmstrom AFB · this city
64,079 median HH income
25.6% of the leader · rank #2
Delaware Wate… · near
64,083
Delaware Wate… · near
64,083 median HH income
25.6% of the leader · rank #3
Tecumseh · near
64,086
Tecumseh · near
64,086 median HH income
25.6% of the leader · rank #4
Atlanta · near
64,091
Atlanta · near
64,091 median HH income
25.6% of the leader · rank #5
Hillsdale · near
64,091
Hillsdale · near
64,091 median HH income
25.6% of the leader · rank #6
Kildeer · highest
250,001
Kildeer · highest
250,001 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Malmstrom AFB on ACS population and median household income
. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 4,191.
Measured against every US city with at least 1,000 residents, Malmstrom AFB lands in the 41st percentile for household income. Source: Census ACS.
41st
percentile, household income
61st
percentile, median rent
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Malmstrom AFB, MT
Montana's Malmstrom AFB is a small town, with 4,191 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. The typical household in Malmstrom AFB brings in $64,079 a year, below the median for U.S. cities on this measure, with a poverty rate of 7.1%. The median resident age is 22.4 years. About 37.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 25.2% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Living costs in Montana run below the national norm: BEA Regional Price Parities 2024 puts Montana at 94.6 on a 100-equals-national-average scale (Below Average). A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,336 per month statewide. EIA 2023 residential energy data puts Montana's average monthly utility costs around $175 (state average). On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 33.3 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Very Low).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Malmstrom AFB's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Malmstrom AFB, city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for within-city Census tract profiles, local building permits, annual population history, matched public-school count, FBI reported-crime rates; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for Malmstrom AFB?
Within Montana, the closest population matches are Dillon (4,020 residents, $51,458 income); Lolo (4,378 residents, $73,700 income); Helena Valley Northeast (4,398 residents, $137,724 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Edinburgh, IN (4,191 residents); Kildeer, IL (4,189 residents); Park Layne, OH (4,193 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching.
What does the journey to work look like in Malmstrom AFB?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 67.3%. A reliable mean commute time is not available for this row, so the mode shares carry the comparison.
Below median income · poverty 7.1% (Below-median poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
94.6 (US=100)
Near national cost · BEA RPP 2024, Montana average
C
City profile score · Malmstrom AFB, MT
55/100
4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Bachelor's+ share B
37.1%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Cost of living B-
94.6 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Poverty rate C-
7.1%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Household income D
$64,079
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
Malmstrom AFB profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 70/100 (B) · 37.1%
Cost of living: 66/100 (B-) · 94.6 index
Poverty rate: 52/100 (C-) · 7.1%
Household income: 41/100 (D) · $64,079
How does Malmstrom AFB compare to other US cities?
Malmstrom AFB measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income41% higher than other cities
Median rent61% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Malmstrom AFB against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to Montana only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
Montana-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Malmstrom AFB near the bottom of Montana's cities
Among the 317 Montana cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Malmstrom AFB ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Malmstrom AFB only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#124 of 282
56th percentile in Montana
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 317
0th percentile in Montana
Poverty Rate
#148 of 315
52nd percentile in Montana
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#52 of 317
84th percentile in Montana
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within Montana only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
41st percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Income distribution context
$64,079Malmstrom AFB, MT median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Malmstrom AFB, MT median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Malmstrom AFB, MT.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)37.1%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)7.1%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)25.2%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
4,191
Median Income
$64,079
Median Home Value
N/A
Median Age
22.4
Poverty Rate
7.1%
Labor force participation
25.2%
Bachelor's Degree+
37.1%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Drive Alone
67.3%
Carpool
21.7%
Public Transit
0.4%
Walk
5.5%
Work from Home
4.8%
Based on 2,328 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
Montana statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $175
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across Montana at $175 (electricity about $80 , water and sewer about $40 ).
These are Montana statewide averages, not a meter reading for Malmstrom AFB. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
Montana's BEA cost-of-living index is 94.6 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Malmstrom AFB is $1,336/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to Montana statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 33.3 / 100 (Very Low).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a Montana statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Malmstrom AFB sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Malmstrom AFB compares to similar-size Montana cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.