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Country around Dodson is a rural area of about 643 people in Blaine County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 141 miles from Great Falls, MT and 537 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $527 a month.
643people
$109kTypical home
$527/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
19"Snow
222Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 643 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 537 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 141 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 141 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$686/mo)
- Median rent $527/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 30% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 68 mi to HVR airport
- 424 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,772 ft
- 636 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 105 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Montana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 175 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 69 mi to the nearest vet
- 107 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blaine County: R+6 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.