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Anaconda-Deer Lodge County is a big small town of 9,597 people in Deer Lodge County, Montana. It's about 64 miles from Helena, MT and 372 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 71 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $696 a month.
9,597people
$232kTypical home
$696/moRent
69° / 22°Summer / winter
71"Snow
200Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,597
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 372 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 64 mi to Helena, MT
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,461/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 200 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 165 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 71" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 50
- 20% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to BTM airport
- 231 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 162 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,003 ft
- 443 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 20 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of Montana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Deer Lodge County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk