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Country around Plentywood is a rural area of about 1,822 people in Sheridan County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 158 miles from Minot, ND and 597 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 20°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $750 a month.
1,822people
$164kTypical home
$750/moRent
81° / 20°Summer / winter
30"Snow
232Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,822 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 597 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 158 mi to Minot, ND
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $750/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 20°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
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 80 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (382 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (763 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 17% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to XWA airport
- 598 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,284 ft
- 746 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 100 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 190 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 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
- 224 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Montana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 227 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 99 mi to the nearest vet
- 74 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+43 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk