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Country around Conrad is a rural area of about 3,717 people in Pondera County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 55 miles from Great Falls, MT and 485 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $220k and rent runs about $913 a month.
3,717people
$220kTypical home
$913/moRent
82° / 34°Summer / winter
47"Snow
216Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,717 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 485 mi to Seattle, WA
- 55 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $220k (≈$1,385/mo)
- Median rent $913/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (398 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to GTF airport
- 264 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,458 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 82 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Montana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 129 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pondera County: R+42 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk