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Country around Froid is a rural area of about 644 people in Roosevelt County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 150 miles from Minot, ND and 582 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $180k and rent runs about $575 a month.
644people
$180kTypical home
$575/moRent
84° / 23°Summer / winter
38"Snow
232Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 644 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 582 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 150 mi to Minot, ND
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $180k (≈$1,136/mo)
- Median rent $575/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (304 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (893 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to XWA airport
- 587 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,985 ft
- 765 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 76 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 190 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 204 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 208 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 79 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roosevelt County: R+10 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk