Lavina vs Ryegate

A side-by-side comparison of Lavina and Ryegate: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ryegate has the higher population (259 vs 134 in Lavina). Lavina has the higher median household income ($66,875 vs $48,750 in Ryegate). Ryegate has the higher median home value ($126,900 vs $123,600 in Lavina).

Population, income & housing

	Lavina	Ryegate
Population	134	259
Median age	40.0 yrs	62.5 yrs
Median household income	$66,875	$48,750
Median home value	$123,600	$126,900
Median gross rent	$725	$820
Housing units	68	153
Homeownership rate	69.5%	83.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.8%	8.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lavina	Ryegate
Population	180 → 134 (-25.6%)	202 → 259 (+28.2%)
Median household income	$34,583 → $66,875 (+93.4%)	$51,111 → $48,750 (-4.6%)
Median home value	$67,800 → $123,600 (+82.3%)	$87,500 → $126,900 (+45.0%)
Median gross rent	$839 → $725 (-13.6%)	$682 → $820 (+20.2%)

Lavina

Population

180134

Median household income

$34,583$66,875

Median home value

$67,800$123,600

Median gross rent

$839$725

Ryegate

Population

202259

Median household income

$51,111$48,750

Median home value

$87,500$126,900

Median gross rent

$682$820

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lavina	Ryegate
Under 5	0.7%	3.1%
5 to 17	17.9%	6.2%
18 to 24	1.5%	0.4%
25 to 34	10.4%	4.6%
35 to 44	24.6%	13.5%
45 to 54	9.0%	6.2%
55 to 64	17.2%	29.0%
65 to 74	11.2%	25.5%
75 and over	7.5%	11.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lavina	Ryegate
White (non-Hispanic)	82.1%	90.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.5%	5.4%
Hispanic or Latino	12.7%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lavina	Ryegate
No high school diploma	6.5%	10.3%
High school graduate	22.4%	38.9%
Some college or associate's	40.2%	42.3%
Bachelor's degree	22.4%	4.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lavina	Ryegate
Drove alone	33.3%	78.4%
Carpooled	11.5%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	32.1%	10.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.3%	2.0%
Other means	21.8%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lavina	Ryegate
1-unit, detached	83.8%	73.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.2%	19.0%

Poverty & households

	Lavina	Ryegate
Poverty rate	8.2%	25.1%
Average household size	2.27	2.07
Mean commute (minutes)	60	20
Median year structure built	1956	1943