Batavia vs Helena Flats

A side-by-side comparison of Batavia and Helena Flats: population, income, housing, and more.

Batavia and Helena Flats are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Helena Flats has the higher population (1,014 vs 740 in Batavia). Helena Flats has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $61,346 in Batavia). Helena Flats has the higher median home value ($544,900 vs $310,000 in Batavia).

Population, income & housing

	Batavia	Helena Flats
Population	740	1,014
Median age	39.5 yrs	41.0 yrs
Median household income	$61,346	$88,125
Median home value	$310,000	$544,900
Median gross rent	$1,152	—
Housing units	260	432
Homeownership rate	80.8%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.0%	26.9%
Unemployment rate	1.8%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Batavia	Helena Flats
Population	436 → 740 (+69.7%)	1,148 → 1,014 (-11.7%)
Median household income	$45,909 → $61,346 (+33.6%)	$49,792 → $88,125 (+77.0%)
Median home value	$229,700 → $310,000 (+35.0%)	$278,000 → $544,900 (+96.0%)
Median gross rent	$838 → $1,152 (+37.5%)	$917 → $1,167 (+27.3%)

Batavia

Population

436740

Median household income

$45,909$61,346

Median home value

$229,700$310,000

Median gross rent

$838$1,152

Helena Flats

Population

1,1481,014

Median household income

$49,792$88,125

Median home value

$278,000$544,900

Median gross rent

$917$1,167

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Batavia	Helena Flats
Under 5	6.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	22.4%	12.5%
18 to 24	2.8%	10.5%
25 to 34	6.9%	12.5%
35 to 44	32.2%	9.9%
45 to 54	1.6%	10.5%
55 to 64	15.0%	17.0%
65 to 74	11.1%	18.6%
75 and over	1.4%	1.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Batavia	Helena Flats
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	88.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7.3%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	2.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Batavia	Helena Flats
No high school diploma	2.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	42.9%	27.6%
Some college or associate's	30.2%	45.4%
Bachelor's degree	17.1%	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	7.9%	10.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Batavia	Helena Flats
Drove alone	67.0%	82.5%
Carpooled	13.5%	3.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.1%
Worked from home	19.5%	10.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Batavia	Helena Flats
1-unit, detached	59.6%	85.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	3.1%	2.1%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	30.4%	12.0%

Poverty & households

	Batavia	Helena Flats
Poverty rate	17.4%	1.7%
Average household size	2.85	2.61
Mean commute (minutes)	20	16
Median year structure built	1979	1990