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Broadus is a tiny town of 459 people in Powder River County, Montana. It's about 143 miles from Rapid City, SD and 393 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $171k and rent runs about $523 a month.
459people
$171kTypical home
$523/moRent
91° / 37°Summer / winter
31"Snow
243Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 459
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,304 people per sq mi
- 393 mi to Denver, CO
- 143 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $171k (≈$1,081/mo)
- Median rent $523/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (110 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to GCC airport
- 388 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 199 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,035 ft
- 813 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 37 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 143 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 46 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 80 mi to the nearest vet
- 79 mi to the nearest dog park
- 100 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Powder River County: R+75 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.