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Country around Poplar is a rural area of about 3,083 people in Roosevelt County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 179 miles from Minot, ND and 586 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $92k and rent runs about $394 a month.
3,083people
$92kTypical home
$394/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
28"Snow
232Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,083 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 586 mi to Denver, CO
- 179 mi to Minot, ND
- 70 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $92k (≈$579/mo)
- Median rent $394/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 78 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (304 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (893 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 25
- 42% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to OLF airport
- 574 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 63% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,110 ft
- 784 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 86 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 208 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 226 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Montana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 230 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 59 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roosevelt County: R+10 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk