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Tap Water Quality · Published 2026-09-03 · data as of July 2026

Montana vs North Dakota: Whose Tap Water Is Cleaner?

Tap Water Quality in Montana (82.4/100) vs North Dakota (84.0/100) — a 2% gap between neighbors, explained with July 2026 data.

Montana and North Dakota share a border, but for tap water quality they don't share much else: Montana averages 82.4/100 (rank #30 of 51) and North Dakota averages 84.0/100 (rank #23) as of July 2026 — a 2% gap between neighbors.

MontanaNorth DakotaU.S. benchmark
Quality score82.4/10084.0/10084.5/100
Violations per water system1.91.22.5

Montana in context

Montana lands mid-pack for tap water quality: a score of 82.4/100 ranks #30 of 51, and its water systems averaged 1.9 health-based violations each in 2024 — better than the U.S. average of 2.5.

North Dakota in context

North Dakota lands mid-pack for tap water quality: a score of 84.0/100 ranks #23 of 51, and its water systems averaged 1.2 health-based violations each in 2024 — better than the U.S. average of 2.5.

Full local breakdowns: Montana · North Dakota · all states ranked.

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