Helena Valley West Central.
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Montana·Lewis and Clark County
3 tracts·9K people·$367K median·355/mi²
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Helena Valley West Central is $367,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.8× the US median of $458,812.
Helena Valley West Central has 8,056 residents across 2 census tracts and 3 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 39.3; the population is 87.9% White, 5.8% Multiracial, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Other, 0.4% Black and 0.2% Asian; the average household has 2.7 people; 41.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.1% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Rossiter School is the elementary school with reported scores (46%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,327/month, 16% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Helena Valley West Central is $90,082 a year, 5% above the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Helena Valley West Central, median rent is $1,327/month and the median home value is $367,200 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 15°F; there are 46 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 10 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Helena Valley West Central are winter weather (100), cold wave (98) and wildfire (90), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.21g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Helena Valley West Central, 0.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).