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46.04° N · 112.54° W · GEOID 3077650

Walkerville

Silver Bow County, Montana · part of the Butte, MT metro

Limited data population under 5,000

MontanaWalkerville, MTWalkervilleWalkerville

The short answer

Walkerville is home to 733 people. Median household income is $48,750 a year and median rent is $1,188 a month, 29.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $148,700, about 3.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,188
13% below the median place
Median household income
$48,750
39% below the median place
Median home value
$148,700
53% below the median place
Unemployment
4.1%
17% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Walkerville

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 9.8% a year while household income rose 2.7%, so rent outran pay by more than in 94% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 27 Montana places.
  • Half the homes were built before 1938, older housing than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 27 Montana places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs only about $16 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 93% of places its size. It is the lowest of 27 Montana places.
  • The median rent takes 29.2% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 93% of places its size. It is the highest of 27 Montana places.
  • The median household earns $48,750 a year, less than in 88% of places its size. It is the lowest of 27 Montana places.
01

Moving to Walkerville

Silver Bow County gains about 5.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in1,494
Moved out1,335
Net+159

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Montana, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MontanaOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K
Leavers$50K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Silver Bow County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
7.9% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Silver Bow County report $55,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $49,800, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$47,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,188 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,204 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $148,700.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 7.6% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Calumet City, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
2.7%
38% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$49,764
29% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$55,019
22% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWalkervilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure7.9%38% above
Moved from another state12.7%38% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure5.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$55,01922% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$49,76429% below
02

What it costs to live here

Median year built is 1938, 2% below the median place.

Walkerville29.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$47,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
29.2%
43% above the median place
Home price to income
3.0x
20% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
29%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$34,700
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Median year built1
1938
2% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,204
36% below the median place
Median home value1
$148,700
53% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureWalkervilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,18813% below
Rent to income129.2%43% above
Property tax rate11.1%22% above
Home price to income13.0x20% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,41712% below
HUD area median income3County figure$87,10019% below
Property tax paid (median)1$1,65649% below
Median home value1$148,70053% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure3.9%21% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure71.4%39% above
Homeownership178.8%19% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure46.5%8% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,20436% below
Vacant homes1County figure11.9%68% above
Median year built119382% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
17 min
30% below the median place
Median household income1
$48,750
39% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWalkervilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$48,75039% below
Income per person1$31,94720% below
Unemployment1County figure4.1%17% below
Average annual pay5County figure$58,11912% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure5.4%46% above
Jobs5County figure16,48689% below
Poverty rate118.2%69% above
Mean commute117 min30% below
Works from home1County figure7.6%39% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 83.9%, 9% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
83.9%
9% below the median place
High school or higher1
97.5%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
24.6%
23% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance8.5% +33%
Median age39.3 +1%
Household size2.5 +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureWalkervilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population17336646th largest
Population change since 202062.5%120% above
Median age139.31% above
Bachelor's or higher124.6%23% below
High school or higher197.5%6% above
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad1County figure1.2%86% below
No health insurance18.5%33% above
Homes with broadband183.9%9% below
05

Life in Walkerville

22 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars32.1 +54%
Shops41.4 +37%
Arts, recreation and fitness15.4 3.8×
Doctors' offices and clinics36.6 +81%
Child care centers7.0 3.0×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
7.0
204% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8
36.6
81% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
32.1
54% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureWalkervilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure1122% above
Public school students10County figure4,36411% below
Students per teacher10County figure16.25% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure32.154% above
Shops per 10k8County figure41.437% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure15.4276% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure36.681% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure7.0204% above
National Register listings9County figure2269% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Average temperature is 40°F, 27% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Walkerville. Larger places are fetched first.

Average temperature11
40°F
27% below the median place
Heat wave risk12
13.9
85% below the median place
Median air quality index13
28
35% below the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureWalkervilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure77°F12% below
January average low11County figure14°F43% below
Average temperature11County figure40°F27% below
Annual precipitation11County figure18.1 in59% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure38.059% below
Tornado risk12County figure9.888% below
Wildfire risk12County figure80.732% above
Heat wave risk12County figure13.985% below
Median air quality index13County figure2835% below
Good air days13County figure84.9%24% above
08

Walkerville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 30% of the median income in 2030, up from 29% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,188/mo (2024)$1,560/mo$1,280 to $1,900/mo+4.7%
Median household income$48,750 (2024)$62,000$52,000 to $73,000+4.0%
Median home value$148,700 (2024)$218,000$158,000 to $300,000+6.5%
Population649 (2025)660630 to 690+0.4%

The median home would be worth 3.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Walkerville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Calumet City, IL$1,177$55,369Compare
Woodfield, SC$1,169$45,526Compare
Gulfport, MS$1,086$49,919Compare
Thomasville, GA$1,077$49,673Compare
Thomasville, GAGulfport, MSWoodfield, SCCalumet City, ILWalkerville, MTWalkervilleCalumet CityWoodfieldGulfportThomasvilleWalkervilleCalumet CityWoodfieldGulfportThomasville

Common questions

Is Walkerville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, rent rose 9.8% a year while household income rose 2.7%, so rent outran pay by more than in 94% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 27 Montana places. Half the homes were built before 1938, older housing than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 27 Montana places. On cost, space and class size it scores 41 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Walkerville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 29.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $148,700.

What salary do you need to live in Walkerville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $47,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Walkerville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Calumet City, IL, Woodfield, SC, Gulfport, MS and Thomasville, GA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Walkerville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Walkerville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/walkerville-montana

Citytistics. “Walkerville, Montana.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/walkerville-montana/

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