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Clancy is a small town of 1,874 people in Jefferson County, Montana. It's about 10 miles from Helena, MT and 392 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $469k and rent runs about $978 a month.
1,874people
$469kTypical home
$978/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
35"Snow
199Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,874
- Part of a metro area
- About 48 people per sq mi
- 392 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 10 mi to Helena, MT
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $469k (≈$2,959/mo)
- Median rent $978/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 199 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 166 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (454 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (845 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to HLN airport
- 273 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,715 ft
- 490 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Montana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+37 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk