Big Sky vs Churchill

A side-by-side comparison of Big Sky and Churchill: population, income, housing, and more.

Big Sky and Churchill are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Big Sky has the higher population (2,388 vs 1,120 in Churchill). Big Sky has the higher median household income ($103,625 vs $95,550 in Churchill). Big Sky has the higher median home value ($884,700 vs $588,800 in Churchill).

Population, income & housing

	Big Sky	Churchill
Population	2,388	1,120
Median age	38.5 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$103,625	$95,550
Median home value	$884,700	$588,800
Median gross rent	$1,712	$1,479
Housing units	3,118	407
Homeownership rate	85.5%	82.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	58.3%	36.6%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Big Sky	Churchill
Population	3,058 → 2,388 (-21.9%)	1,035 → 1,120 (+8.2%)
Median household income	$75,586 → $103,625 (+37.1%)	$68,542 → $95,550 (+39.4%)
Median home value	$564,000 → $884,700 (+56.9%)	$332,700 → $588,800 (+77.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,405 → $1,712 (+21.9%)	$1,099 → $1,479 (+34.6%)

Big Sky

Population

3,0582,388

Median household income

$75,586$103,625

Median home value

$564,000$884,700

Median gross rent

$1,405$1,712

Churchill

Population

1,0351,120

Median household income

$68,542$95,550

Median home value

$332,700$588,800

Median gross rent

$1,099$1,479

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Big Sky	Churchill
Under 5	6.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	8.2%	22.7%
18 to 24	3.5%	3.9%
25 to 34	19.9%	5.1%
35 to 44	25.2%	16.3%
45 to 54	8.0%	16.3%
55 to 64	17.6%	15.6%
65 to 74	9.2%	8.9%
75 and over	2.3%	5.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Big Sky	Churchill
White (non-Hispanic)	93.6%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.7%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.8%	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Big Sky	Churchill
No high school diploma	3.3%	1.9%
High school graduate	7.6%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	30.7%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	38.7%	28.9%
Graduate or professional degree	19.6%	7.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Big Sky	Churchill
Drove alone	58.7%	71.8%
Carpooled	2.9%	9.6%
Public transit	3.3%	0.7%
Walked	6.6%	6.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	27.9%	11.0%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Big Sky	Churchill
1-unit, detached	50.7%	84.3%
1-unit, attached	20.5%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	16.7%	1.7%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.0%	8.6%
Mobile home & other	0.5%	1.5%

Poverty & households

	Big Sky	Churchill
Poverty rate	6.9%	6.3%
Average household size	2.01	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	22	23
Median year structure built	2000	1987