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Country around Richey is a rural area of about 345 people in Richland County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 181 miles from Minot, ND and 547 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $763 a month.
345people
$130kTypical home
$763/moRent
85° / 26°Summer / winter
25"Snow
241Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 345 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 547 mi to Denver, CO
- 181 mi to Minot, ND
- 76 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$822/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 62 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (383 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (490 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to OLF airport
- 541 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 80 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,526 ft
- 791 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 49 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 214 mi to the nearest ski area
- 39 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 204 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Montana districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 210 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: R+68 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.