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Country around Broadus is a rural area of about 1,108 people in Powder River County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 143 miles from Rapid City, SD and 387 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $538 a month.
1,108people
$197kTypical home
$538/moRent
90° / 36°Summer / winter
31"Snow
243Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,108 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 387 mi to Denver, CO
- 143 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,245/mo)
- Median rent $538/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 43 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 41
- 39% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to GCC airport
- 381 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 204 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,110 ft
- 810 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 108 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 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)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 55 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 73 mi to the nearest vet
- 72 mi to the nearest dog park
- 99 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