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Country around Lincoln is a rural area of about 1,021 people in Powell County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 54 miles from Helena, MT and 445 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 70°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $372k and rent runs about $784 a month.
1,021people
$372kTypical home
$784/moRent
70° / 21°Summer / winter
63"Snow
195Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,021 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 445 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 54 mi to Helena, MT
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $372k (≈$2,344/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 70°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 10% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 54 mi to HLN airport
- 226 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,701 ft
- 443 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Montana districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 46 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Powell County: R+54 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk