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Country around Miles City is a rural area of about 11,643 people in Custer County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 135 miles from Billings, MT and 459 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $897 a month.
11,643people
$218kTypical home
$897/moRent
89° / 30°Summer / winter
27"Snow
242Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 11,643 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 459 mi to Denver, CO
- 135 mi to Billings, MT
- 120 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,374/mo)
- Median rent $897/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,187 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to GDV airport
- 453 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,648 ft
- 774 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 145 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 128 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Montana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 130 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 74 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Custer County: R+49 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