Geyser vs Sapphire Ridge

A side-by-side comparison of Geyser and Sapphire Ridge: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Geyser has the higher population (66 vs 17 in Sapphire Ridge). Geyser has the higher median household income ($40,625 vs $17,500 in Sapphire Ridge). Sapphire Ridge has the higher median home value ($191,700 vs $98,300 in Geyser).

Population, income & housing

	Geyser	Sapphire Ridge
Population	66	17
Median age	59.6 yrs	69.2 yrs
Median household income	$40,625	$17,500
Median home value	$98,300	$191,700
Housing units	49	52
Homeownership rate	79.5%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geyser	Sapphire Ridge
Population	129 → 66 (-48.8%)	21 → 17 (-19.0%)
Median household income	$27,500 → $40,625 (+47.7%)	—
Median home value	$120,800 → $98,300 (-18.6%)	$154,200 → $191,700 (+24.3%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $380 (-58.9%)	—

Geyser

Population

12966

Median household income

$27,500$40,625

Median home value

$120,800$98,300

Median gross rent

$925$380

Sapphire Ridge

Population

2117

Median home value

$154,200$191,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geyser	Sapphire Ridge
Under 5	13.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	0.0%
18 to 24	0.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	13.6%	0.0%
35 to 44	3.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	6.1%	17.6%
55 to 64	37.9%	11.8%
65 to 74	22.7%	70.6%
75 and over	3.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geyser	Sapphire Ridge
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	4.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geyser	Sapphire Ridge
No high school diploma	7.0%	0.0%
High school graduate	35.1%	64.7%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	17.6%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	17.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geyser	Sapphire Ridge
Drove alone	64.3%	100.0%
Carpooled	14.3%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geyser	Sapphire Ridge
1-unit, detached	57.1%	57.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	42.9%	42.3%

Poverty & households

	Geyser	Sapphire Ridge
Poverty rate	15.2%	47.1%
Average household size	1.69	1.06
Mean commute (minutes)	19	—
Median year structure built	1969	1992