ZIP Code 59718 — Bozeman, MT

With a population of 43,750, ZIP code 59718 is one of the larger ZIP codes in Bozeman, Montana, situated within Gallatin County. The area carries a Strong economics label, reflecting a profile that extends across its housing and employment landscape. A health score of 69.7 out of 100 places the area in the average range for that measure. The OurZip Step Score of 0.0 out of 5 shoes indicates that most errands here require a vehicle rather than foot travel, which stands as one of the more distinctive features this data points to for the area.

At a glance: 56.7% homeownership · Step Score 0.0/5 · warm summers, cold winters climate · hazard risk relatively moderate (earthquake, wildfire, hail).

The Census Bureau asks race and Hispanic or Latino origin as two separate questions, and a person of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race. The categories above are the constructed mutually exclusive form — each race is “alone, not Hispanic or Latino” — so they sum to 100% and none double-counts another. These are five-year survey estimates, not a census count.

The 43,750 residents of ZIP 59718 have a median age of 32.0 years, and 56.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income stands at $91,852, with a per capita income of $53,126, and the poverty rate is 8.3%. The homeownership rate is 56.7% across 18,414 total households. A notable 17.4% of workers report working from home, and the unemployment rate is 1.7%, while the mean commute for those who do travel to work is 17.1 minutes.

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The median age in ZIP 59718 is 32.0 years, and 56.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median household income reaches $91,852, supported by a per capita income of $53,126, while the poverty rate stands at 8.3% and the unemployment rate is 1.7%. The homeownership rate is 56.7% across 18,414 total households. Notably, 17.4% of workers in the ZIP code work from home, and those who commute do so in an average of 17.1 minutes.

Incomes, employment and business density score well; affordability is rated separately and is not part of this composite.

ZIP 59718 carries a housing-cost index of 92.1 out of 100, and the label assigned to it is Very Expensive. The affordability rating of 1.5 out of 5 — described as Stretched — indicates that residents here face meaningful pressure between income and housing costs, with a poverty rate of 8.3% and an unemployment rate of 1.7%. Business density stands at 13.18 businesses per square mile, with Construction leading all sectors at 438 establishments, followed by Professional Services at 347 and Health Care at 213, pointing to a range of active industries within the ZIP. The market opportunity profile is characterized as a Balanced Local Economy, and the area's OurZip economics score of 71.9 is rated Strong.

The median home value in ZIP 59718 stands at $647,324, which is 2.30 times the median U.S. ZIP code value of $280,574, and declined 2.2% over the prior year. At a home value-to-income ratio of 7.05, purchasing a home requires more than seven years of median household income, placing the area in the "Stretched" affordability category. Renters face a median monthly cost of $2,161, above the median of $1,797 among ZIP codes where Zillow publishes a rent index. The homeownership rate of 56.7% means that roughly four in ten households are renters, a distribution consistent with the affordability pressures reflected in the value-to-income ratio.

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Enrolment splits 8,014 public and 593 private. These are schools located inside the ZIP code — attendance boundaries do not follow ZIP boundaries. The public and private counts come from two federal surveys published on different cycles — NCES Common Core of Data 2024 and NCES Private School Universe Survey 2022 — so they are not a single dated snapshot.

Fifteen schools are located within ZIP 59718, divided between 10 public and 5 private institutions. The private schools include 3 nonsectarian and 2 religiously affiliated. Across all 15 schools, the levels represented are 6 elementary, 3 middle, and 1 high school. Combined enrollment across all schools located here reaches 8,607 students, with 8,014 enrolled in public schools and 593 in private. Among adults 25 and older who are residents of this ZIP code — a figure that reflects the population rather than the schools themselves — 97.1% hold a high school diploma or higher, and 56.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Bozeman Police Department covers essentially this ZIP code.

The figures below reflect offenses reported to the Bozeman Police Department in 2025, covering the community this ZIP code is part of. The department recorded 234 violent offenses at a rate of 397.0 per 100,000 people, above the national rate of 329.1 but below the Montana rate of 422.0, according to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program. Property offenses totaled 956, at a rate of 1,621.7 per 100,000 — above both the national rate of 1,551.6 and the Montana rate of 1,467.6. Larceny drove the bulk of property crime, accounting for 846 of those 956 offenses. Among violent offenses, assault made up the largest share at 152 incidents, while 2 homicides were recorded for the year.

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Air quality is the one county figure in this chart — the EPA publishes its annual AQI summary by county, so that row describes Gallatin County, which contains 59718. Every other row is measured for this ZIP code.

ZIP 59718 carries an OurZip Health Score of 69.7 out of 100, rated Average, with chronic disease rates that stand out against CDC PLACES benchmarks. Heart disease affects 3.9% of adults here, compared with 7.4% at the median U.S. ZIP code, and diabetes prevalence of 6.1% sits well below the median U.S. ZIP code figure of 12.7% — both among the more favorable readings in the chronic disease profile. On the behavioral side, the binge drinking rate of 24.4% is notably higher than the median U.S. ZIP code rate of 15.7%, making it the clearest concern in the mental and behavioral category. Air quality, as measured by the EPA, is a relative strength: the median Air Quality Index here is 18.0, and 90.1% of days register as good air quality days.

The mean commute time in ZIP 59718 is 17.1 minutes, and 17.4% of workers in the ZIP work from home. The area's Step Score of 0.0 out of 5 indicates that most errands require a vehicle rather than a trip on foot, a picture reinforced by the walkability composite of 3.5 out of 100, which reflects modest POI density, limited street connectivity, and low transit access. The POI sub-score of 5.0 captures 56 retail locations, 44 restaurants and cafes, 16 grocery outlets, and 8 pharmacy or clinic locations mapped within the boundary, while the connectivity sub-score of 2.9 and transit sub-score of 0.7 indicate limited street network density and sparse public transit access. OpenStreetMap records 71 transit stops and 0 rail stations within the ZIP boundary.

OpenStreetMap records 146 parks and nature reserves within ZIP 59718, among them Babcock Meadows, Baxter Meadows Park, Baxter Park, Boulder Creek Park, Bozeman Pond Park, and Bozeman Sports Park, alongside 73 mapped playgrounds. Mapped civic amenities include 3 post offices, 11 hospitals and clinics, 3 pharmacies, and 22 places of worship. For everyday needs, OpenStreetMap records 18 grocery stores, 32 restaurants, and 15 cafes within the ZIP boundary, along with 71 transit stops.

Counts are features mapped in OpenStreetMap inside the ZIP boundary. OpenStreetMap is maintained by volunteers and its coverage is uneven, so a low count can mean little has been mapped here rather than little exists. Something missing or wrong? Tell us.

Residents of ZIP code 59718 are represented in the U.S. Senate by Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy, and in the U.S. House of Representatives by Ryan K. Zinke of District 1. At the state level, the ZIP code falls within the districts of state senators Cora Neumann and Pat Flowers, and state representatives Katie Fire Thunder and Alanah Griffith.

Montana levies a state income tax with a top marginal rate of 5.9%, according to the Tax Foundation. The state collects no sales tax, and the average local sales tax rate is likewise 0%, meaning residents pay no sales tax on purchases. In Gallatin County, the effective property tax rate is 0.6%, producing a median annual property tax bill of $3,625.

FEMA publishes the National Risk Index by county. The hazard figures below are for Gallatin County, which contains 59718 and is considerably larger than it. The percentiles rank that county against every county in the United States.

All 18 hazards FEMA lists · 15 rated — 2 very high, 2 high, 3 moderate, 3 low, 5 very low · 3 not rated. Event counts follow each hazard's own FEMA definition and are not comparable between rows — lightning is counted in recorded strikes, tornado in recorded tornadoes. The percentile is the comparable figure. FEMA does not rate 3 of them in this county; they are listed rather than omitted, because a hazard absent from the list is indistinguishable from one nobody asked about.

ZIP code 59718 carries a climate labeled Warm Summers, Cold Winters, with an average annual temperature of 44.4°F, summer highs averaging 79.1°F and lows of 48.6°F, and winter highs averaging 34.8°F with lows of 15.7°F. Annual precipitation measured at the BOZEMAN 6 W EXP FARM station, located 2.4 miles away, totals 15.8 inches spread across about 48 rainy days per year. For natural hazards, FEMA's National Risk Index rates Gallatin County, which contains 59718, as Relatively Moderate overall, with a score of 81.0 out of 100. The two most serious hazard categories for the county are earthquake and wildfire, both rated Very High: earthquake risk ranks at the 96th percentile among all U.S. counties, meaning the county faces greater seismic exposure than nearly every county in the country, while wildfire risk ranks at the 84th percentile nationally among counties. Hail and heat waves are each rated High, with hail ranking at the 73rd percentile among U.S. counties — with roughly 0.51 recorded hail events per year in the county record — and heat waves at the 69th percentile, based on five recorded events averaging about 0.29 occurrences per year.

The EPA publishes its annual air-quality summary by county, so these figures describe Gallatin County, which contains 59718. There is no ZIP-level air-quality measurement to report.

For Gallatin County, which contains 59718, the median Air Quality Index for the year was 18.0, falling in the EPA's Good category. Days rated Good accounted for 90.1% of the year.

What crime levels does the Bozeman Police Department report for the area covering ZIP 59718?

The Bozeman Police Department recorded 234 violent offences and 956 property offences in 2025, covering the agency's entire service area of 58,949 people — not ZIP 59718 alone. For context, the national violent crime rate is 329.1 per 100,000 people.

What is the median home value in ZIP 59718?

The median home value in ZIP 59718 is $647,324. Residents who rent rather than own pay a median of $2,161 per month.

What is the cost of living like in ZIP 59718?

The median household income in ZIP 59718 is $91,852, set against a median home value of $647,324. Montana's state income tax runs 4.7% on income up to $21,100 for single filers and 5.9% on income above that threshold, with a top marginal rate of 5.9%.

What are the natural hazards in ZIP 59718?

ZIP 59718 faces earthquake risk at the 96.3rd percentile among U.S. ZIP codes, placing it in the Very High risk band, with an estimated 0.06 earthquake events per year. Wildfire risk is also rated Very High, at the 84.1st percentile among U.S. ZIP codes. Hail is rated High, at the 73.1st percentile, with 19 recorded events and an average of 0.51 hail events per year.

How walkable is ZIP 59718?

ZIP 59718 has a walkability score of 0.0 out of 5, meaning virtually all errands require a vehicle. Residents should expect to rely on a car for daily tasks.

1. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year
2. Zillow Research — ZHVI and ZORI
3. FBI Crime Data Explorer (Uniform Crime Reporting / NIBRS), 2025
4. CDC PLACES
5. U.S. EPA Air Quality System
6. NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals
7. FEMA National Risk Index
8. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) — Step Score inputs and mapped amenities
9. NCES Common Core of Data 2024 — public schools
10. NCES Private School Universe Survey 2022 — private schools
11. Tax Foundation
12. Congress.gov and OpenStates

Data compiled April 2026. Page last updated August 2026. Every figure on this page traces to a value in the 59718 data payload; where a value was absent, the section it belongs to is not published. Scores prefixed “OurZip” are our own — see how each is calculated.