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Augusta is a tiny town of 165 people in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It's about 51 miles from Great Falls, MT and 464 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $816 a month.
165people
$208kTypical home
$816/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
50"Snow
195Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 165
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 179 people per sq mi
- 464 mi to Seattle, WA
- 51 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,314/mo)
- Median rent $816/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (402 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to GTF airport
- 240 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 76 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,082 ft
- 456 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 86 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Montana districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis and Clark County: R+6 in 2024
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.