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Browning is a tiny town of 943 people in Glacier County, Montana. It's about 108 miles from Great Falls, MT and 435 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $152k and rent runs about $589 a month.
943people
$152kTypical home
$589/moRent
75° / 32°Summer / winter
74"Snow
210Sunny days
156Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 943
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,380 people per sq mi
- 435 mi to Seattle, WA
- 108 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 65 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $152k (≈$957/mo)
- Median rent $589/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 156 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 43% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to FCA airport
- 218 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,380 ft
- 423 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 109 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Glacier County: D+20 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk