Geyser vs Stanford

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

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

Stanford has the higher population (266 vs 66 in Geyser). Stanford has the higher median household income ($52,045 vs $40,625 in Geyser). Stanford has the higher median home value ($170,100 vs $98,300 in Geyser).

Population, income & housing

	Geyser	Stanford
Population	66	266
Median age	59.6 yrs	62.1 yrs
Median household income	$40,625	$52,045
Median home value	$98,300	$170,100
Median gross rent	—	$425
Housing units	49	180
Homeownership rate	79.5%	79.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.1%	18.9%
Unemployment rate	3.2%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Geyser	Stanford
Population	129 → 66 (-48.8%)	347 → 266 (-23.3%)
Median household income	$27,500 → $40,625 (+47.7%)	$38,900 → $52,045 (+33.8%)
Median home value	$120,800 → $98,300 (-18.6%)	$85,800 → $170,100 (+98.3%)
Median gross rent	$925 → $380 (-58.9%)	$433 → $425 (-1.8%)

Geyser

Population

12966

Median household income

$27,500$40,625

Median home value

$120,800$98,300

Median gross rent

$925$380

Stanford

Population

347266

Median household income

$38,900$52,045

Median home value

$85,800$170,100

Median gross rent

$433$425

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Geyser	Stanford
Under 5	13.6%	1.9%
5 to 17	0.0%	5.3%
18 to 24	0.0%	3.4%
25 to 34	13.6%	4.1%
35 to 44	3.0%	5.6%
45 to 54	6.1%	15.0%
55 to 64	37.9%	25.2%
65 to 74	22.7%	25.2%
75 and over	3.0%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Geyser	Stanford
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	97.0%
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%	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Geyser	Stanford
No high school diploma	7.0%	6.3%
High school graduate	35.1%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	29.8%	31.5%
Bachelor's degree	17.5%	14.7%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	4.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Geyser	Stanford
Drove alone	64.3%	66.4%
Carpooled	14.3%	12.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	17.9%	12.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.6%
Other means	3.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Geyser	Stanford
1-unit, detached	57.1%	79.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.7%
Mobile home & other	42.9%	12.8%

Poverty & households

	Geyser	Stanford
Poverty rate	15.2%	19.9%
Average household size	1.69	1.80
Mean commute (minutes)	19	17
Median year structure built	1969	1954