Living in Bainville, MT
Bainville is a tiny town of 334 people in Roosevelt County, Montana. It's about 136 miles from Minot, ND and 564 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $788 a month.
334people
$119kTypical home
$788/moRent
86° / 24°Summer / winter
40"Snow
232Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 334
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 264 people per sq mi
- 564 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 136 mi to Minot, ND
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$749/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (304 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (893 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 39% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to XWA airport
- 569 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 111 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,949 ft
- 769 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 180 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 16 bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 185 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Montana districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 188 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 80 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 28 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roosevelt County: R+10 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.