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Country around Forsyth is a rural area of about 2,610 people in Rosebud County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 95 miles from Billings, MT and 457 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $828 a month.
2,610people
$234kTypical home
$828/moRent
87° / 32°Summer / winter
35"Snow
225Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,610 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 457 mi to Denver, CO
- 95 mi to Billings, MT
- 95 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,475/mo)
- Median rent $828/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 94 mi to BIL airport
- 452 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,887 ft
- 738 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 50 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
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 89 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Montana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 93 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