Rimrock Colony vs Sunburst

A side-by-side comparison of Rimrock Colony and Sunburst: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Sunburst has the higher population (386 vs 157 in Rimrock Colony). Since 2019, Sunburst's population has grown faster (+7.2% vs -6.5%).

Population, income & housing

	Rimrock Colony	Sunburst
Population	157	386
Median age	28.2 yrs	29.5 yrs
Median household income	—	$80,938
Median home value	—	$135,600
Median gross rent	—	$1,042
Housing units	18	176
Homeownership rate	0.0%	79.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.9%	27.4%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rimrock Colony	Sunburst
Population	168 → 157 (-6.5%)	360 → 386 (+7.2%)
Median household income	—	$67,708 → $80,938 (+19.5%)
Median home value	—	$105,200 → $135,600 (+28.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$680 → $1,042 (+53.2%)

Rimrock Colony

Population

168157

Sunburst

Population

360386

Median household income

$67,708$80,938

Median home value

$105,200$135,600

Median gross rent

$680$1,042

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rimrock Colony	Sunburst
Under 5	15.9%	8.0%
5 to 17	31.8%	20.5%
18 to 24	0.0%	13.7%
25 to 34	17.2%	12.4%
35 to 44	31.8%	12.2%
45 to 54	0.0%	11.4%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.0%
65 to 74	3.2%	4.9%
75 and over	0.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rimrock Colony	Sunburst
White (non-Hispanic)	83.4%	93.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16.6%	1.8%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rimrock Colony	Sunburst
No high school diploma	80.5%	6.3%
High school graduate	0.0%	19.3%
Some college or associate's	14.6%	47.1%
Bachelor's degree	4.9%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rimrock Colony	Sunburst
Drove alone	21.1%	63.5%
Carpooled	16.9%	10.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	62.0%	10.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.9%
Other means	0.0%	7.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rimrock Colony	Sunburst
1-unit, detached	16.7%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	16.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	16.7%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	50.0%	14.2%

Poverty & households

	Rimrock Colony	Sunburst
Poverty rate	54.1%	8.9%
Average household size	7.53	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	30	12
Median year structure built	2003	1958