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Country around Fromberg is a rural area of about 760 people in Carbon County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Billings, MT and 356 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $296k and rent runs about $877 a month.
760people
$296kTypical home
$877/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
35"Snow
216Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 760 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 356 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 30 mi to Billings, MT
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $296k (≈$1,869/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to BIL airport
- 356 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 219 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,370 ft
- 658 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Montana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+32 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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