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Country around Drummond is a rural area of about 962 people in Granite County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Missoula, MT and 414 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $690 a month.
962people
$320kTypical home
$690/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
200Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 962 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 414 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 39 mi to Missoula, MT
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,020/mo)
- Median rent $690/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 200 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 165 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (347 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 24% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MSO airport
- 211 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 121 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,803 ft
- 428 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Granite County: R+44 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk