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Country around Red Lodge is a rural area of about 3,977 people in Carbon County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Billings, MT and 321 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 66°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 179 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $439k and rent runs about $724 a month.
3,977people
$439kTypical home
$724/moRent
66° / 23°Summer / winter
179"Snow
216Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,977 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 321 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 69 mi to Billings, MT
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $439k (≈$2,766/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 66°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 179" of snow a year
- 48 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 16% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 47 mi to COD airport
- 321 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 256 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,558 ft
- 629 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Montana districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+32 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk