Helena Flats vs Somers

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

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

Somers has the higher population (1,181 vs 1,014 in Helena Flats). Helena Flats has the higher median household income ($88,125 vs $56,501 in Somers). Helena Flats has the higher median home value ($544,900 vs $477,300 in Somers).

Population, income & housing

	Helena Flats	Somers
Population	1,014	1,181
Median age	41.0 yrs	64.2 yrs
Median household income	$88,125	$56,501
Median home value	$544,900	$477,300
Median gross rent	—	$1,129
Housing units	432	709
Homeownership rate	85.3%	55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	26.9%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Helena Flats	Somers
Population	1,148 → 1,014 (-11.7%)	1,095 → 1,181 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$49,792 → $88,125 (+77.0%)	$76,016 → $56,501 (-25.7%)
Median home value	$278,000 → $544,900 (+96.0%)	$218,400 → $477,300 (+118.5%)
Median gross rent	$917 → $1,167 (+27.3%)	$905 → $1,129 (+24.8%)

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

Somers

Population

1,0951,181

Median household income

$76,016$56,501

Median home value

$218,400$477,300

Median gross rent

$905$1,129

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Helena Flats	Somers
Under 5	6.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	12.5%	11.3%
18 to 24	10.5%	1.5%
25 to 34	12.5%	0.8%
35 to 44	9.9%	6.9%
45 to 54	10.5%	8.4%
55 to 64	17.0%	40.1%
65 to 74	18.6%	22.6%
75 and over	1.9%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Helena Flats	Somers
White (non-Hispanic)	88.5%	98.1%
Black or African American	1.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	1.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.8%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.8%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Helena Flats	Somers
No high school diploma	0.0%	23.1%
High school graduate	27.6%	31.2%
Some college or associate's	45.4%	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	16.3%	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.7%	15.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Helena Flats	Somers
Drove alone	82.5%	45.9%
Carpooled	3.7%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.1%	0.0%
Worked from home	10.2%	54.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Helena Flats	Somers
1-unit, detached	85.9%	87.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	8.0%
2 to 4 units	2.1%	4.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Helena Flats	Somers
Poverty rate	1.7%	4.9%
Average household size	2.61	2.06
Mean commute (minutes)	16	24
Median year structure built	1990	1980