Riceville is a community in Cascade County, Montana, home to about 26 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 59412.
Homes sold for a median of $202 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population2630 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$202Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Riceville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Riceville
Distances
Nearest major airport
Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)368 miles away
Closer regional airport
Great Falls International Airport (GTF)23 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Seattle, WA534 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Riceville; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Riceville
U.S. Representative · Montana’s 2nd DistrictTroy Downing (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
It’s the 430th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Cascade County grew from 25,777 residents in 1900 to 84,414 in 2020.
Cascade County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 21.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Raynesford 2 Nnw, MT weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Cascade County
30,050 jobs at 2,472 businesses in Cascade County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Riceville.
Nearest hospitals
Great Falls Clinic HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Great Falls17.9 miles
Benefis Hospitals INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Great Falls18.2 miles
Missouri River Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Fort Benton32.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
1
Chiropractors
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Riceville
Parks (2 nearby)
Castner Park · 20 acres0.8 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Belt Valley Grocery1.0 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Belt Public Library0.8 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Belt Elem, Belt H S. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Belt SchoolBelt
Pre-K–6
178
Public
1.1 mi
Pleasant Valley SchoolBelt
Pre-K–8
24
Public
7.3 mi
Belt 7-8Belt
7–8
55
Public
1.1 mi
Belt High SchoolBelt
9–12
92
Public
1.1 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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