Hays, MT

City Score 28 · Liberty · Blaine County · Montana

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What churches in Hays serve the community?

2 churches in Hays, MT are listed on JoyProject. Within 10 miles of Hays there are 3 more, including Grace Chapel (6.5 mi), Saint Joseph Catholic Church (8.4 mi), and Assembly of God Church (8.4 mi).

What is Hays's City Score?

Hays, MT scores 28 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026: Condition 42 (the city from public data) and Movement 6 (how the church is moving). It is updated weekly, every number with its source.

City Score: Hays, MT

Hays, MT scores 28 out of 100 on the Joy Project City Score, status Liberty since Oct 2026. Condition 42 (the city from public data, 60%) and Movement 6 (how the church is moving, 40%). How the score is built.

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Montana scores 44 out of 100, Liberty since Oct 2026 (Condition 55 · Movement 27).

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What's moving it

  • 5 churches listed (Unity, listed from church websites)

The condition of Hays, MT

  • What Hays is up against: 63 out of 100 — Better than 19% of cities, up 1 point (Montana state-wide)
  • Where grace is growing: 27 out of 100 — Better than 41% of cities (Montana state-wide)
  • Marriage & family: 23 out of 100 — Better than 13% of cities, down 43 points (Montana state-wide)
  • Christian liberty: 82 out of 100 — Better than 92% of cities, down 2 points (Montana state-wide)

Christianity on the Move in Hays, MT

A non-biased rating of Christian values across the cultural areas of impact, from public data: 1 to 100, higher is more favourable. Hays, MT rates 45 out of 100: Stirring across 7 of 8 areas.

  • The Church: 36, Lukewarm
  • The Family: 23, Divided
  • Education: 63, Grounded
  • Government: 83, Righteous
  • Media: 46, Mixed
  • Arts & Entertainment: 45, Mixed
  • Business: 8, Greedy
  • Compassion: 55, Stirring

Every measure behind Hays, MT's ratings

What takes Hays, MT to Revival

  • City Pulse: City Pulse 3 → 40
  • Unity: Unity 22 → 45
  • Prayer: Prayer 0 → 45
  • Discipleship: Discipleship 0 → 45

What affected it

  • This quarter: Cohabiting households down 56 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Children with married parents down 55 percentile points (Marriage & family)
  • This quarter: Adults 25-44 married down 32 percentile points (Marriage & family)

Hays, MT over time

  • — Entered Liberty

The full City Score for Hays, MT, every indicator with its source

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