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Circle is a tiny town of 514 people in McCone County, Montana. It's about 180 miles from Billings, MT and 530 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $547 a month.
514people
$172kTypical home
$547/moRent
87° / 29°Summer / winter
21"Snow
241Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 514
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 659 people per sq mi
- 530 mi to Denver, CO
- 180 mi to Billings, MT
- 105 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,084/mo)
- Median rent $547/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GDV airport
- 524 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,425 ft
- 771 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 197 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 174 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 181 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McCone County: R+74 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