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Country around Rudyard is a rural area of about 430 people in Hill County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 83 miles from Great Falls, MT and 545 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $650 a month.
430people
$131kTypical home
$650/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
26"Snow
216Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 430 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 545 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 83 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$828/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,179 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to HVR airport
- 329 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,087 ft
- 535 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Montana districts (reading)
- 38 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 195 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 40 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hill County: R+18 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk