Forest Hill Village vs West Glacier

A side-by-side comparison of Forest Hill Village and West Glacier: population, income, housing, and more.

Forest Hill Village and West Glacier are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Forest Hill Village has the higher population (234 vs 209 in West Glacier). West Glacier has the higher median household income ($87,344 vs $25,579 in Forest Hill Village). Since 2019, Forest Hill Village's population has grown faster (+100.0% vs +25.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Forest Hill Village	West Glacier
Population	234	209
Median age	35.0 yrs	46.5 yrs
Median household income	$25,579	$87,344
Median home value	—	$565,500
Median gross rent	—	$800
Housing units	103	193
Homeownership rate	60.2%	62.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.3%	60.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Forest Hill Village	West Glacier
Population	117 → 234 (+100.0%)	166 → 209 (+25.9%)
Median household income	$28,390 → $25,579 (-9.9%)	$50,972 → $87,344 (+71.4%)
Median home value	$95,900 → $100,500 (+4.8%)	$300,000 → $565,500 (+88.5%)
Median gross rent	—	$675 → $800 (+18.5%)

Forest Hill Village

Population

117234

Median household income

$28,390$25,579

Median home value

$95,900$100,500

West Glacier

Population

166209

Median household income

$50,972$87,344

Median home value

$300,000$565,500

Median gross rent

$675$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Forest Hill Village	West Glacier
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	49.6%	10.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	1.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	20.1%
35 to 44	10.7%	10.5%
45 to 54	17.5%	19.1%
55 to 64	17.5%	14.4%
65 to 74	4.7%	14.4%
75 and over	0.0%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Forest Hill Village	West Glacier
White (non-Hispanic)	49.1%	89.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26.9%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	3.8%
Two or more races	15.4%	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Forest Hill Village	West Glacier
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.3%
High school graduate	34.7%	26.6%
Some college or associate's	44.9%	8.2%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	36.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	24.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Forest Hill Village	West Glacier
Drove alone	51.5%	55.2%
Carpooled	23.8%	4.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	3.4%
Worked from home	24.8%	25.9%
Other means	0.0%	3.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Forest Hill Village	West Glacier
1-unit, detached	83.5%	84.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.5%	1.6%

Poverty & households

	Forest Hill Village	West Glacier
Poverty rate	53.4%	3.3%
Average household size	2.27	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	—	23
Median year structure built	1976	1974