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Colstrip is a small town of 2,101 people in Rosebud County, Montana. It's about 93 miles from Billings, MT and 433 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $195k and rent runs about $659 a month.
2,101people
$195kTypical home
$659/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
37"Snow
233Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,101
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 519 people per sq mi
- 433 mi to Denver, CO
- 93 mi to Billings, MT
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $195k (≈$1,229/mo)
- Median rent $659/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (42 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (171 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 80 mi to SHR airport
- 428 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,215 ft
- 747 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 78 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 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
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 90 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rosebud County: R+37 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.