Steele County vs McCone County

Side-by-side county comparison across all scoring dimensions.

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Steele County leads overall

Higher composite score by 0.5 points and wins 8 of 12 available dimensions

Steele County

North Dakota

National Rank #10

Overall Score

McCone County

Montana

National Rank #11

Overall Score

Steele County

McCone County

Dimension Breakdown

Scores across all 12 dimensions

Property TaxEffective property tax rate vs national benchmarks

Steele County

41.6

McCone County

66.2BEST

Diff: 24.6 pts

Cost of LivingMedian rent, home values, and housing affordability

Steele County

84.8

McCone County

88.8BEST

Diff: 4 pts

Income & JobsMedian household income and per capita earnings

Steele County

84.1BEST

McCone County

71.1

Diff: 13 pts

SafetyViolent and property crime rates per 100K residents

Steele County

97.5BEST

McCone County

92.4

Diff: 5.099999999999994 pts

HealthLife expectancy, uninsured rates, and health access

Steele County

90.7BEST

McCone County

77.1

Diff: 13.600000000000009 pts

SchoolsGraduation rates, per-pupil spending, and attainment

Steele County

52BEST

McCone County

44.4

Diff: 7.600000000000001 pts

Disaster RiskFEMA National Risk Index — flood, fire, tornado, and more

Steele County

93.4

McCone County

94.8BEST

Diff: 1.3999999999999915 pts

Water QualityEPA drinking water health violations and safety grades

Steele County

86BEST

McCone County

86BEST

Diff: 0 pts

Weather & ClimateAverage temperatures, precipitation, and extreme weather events

Steele County

40.4BEST

McCone County

32.4

Diff: 8 pts

Soil QualitySoil composition, pH, drainage, and organic matter content

Steele County

61.7BEST

McCone County

38.6

Diff: 23.1 pts

Lawn CareLawn difficulty score based on climate, soil, and grass suitability

Steele County

57.1BEST

McCone County

31.8

Diff: 25.3 pts

Farmers MarketsExperimental standalone signal for market density and SNAP/EBT access