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Country around Lame Deer is a rural area of about 2,727 people in Rosebud County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 92 miles from Billings, MT and 410 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $563 a month.
2,727people
$111kTypical home
$563/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
47"Snow
233Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,727 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 410 mi to Denver, CO
- 92 mi to Billings, MT
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$700/mo)
- Median rent $563/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 31.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 48 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 22
- 45% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to SHR airport
- 406 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 183 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,091 ft
- 752 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 86 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Montana districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 89 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