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Country around Scobey is a rural area of about 1,180 people in Daniels County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 198 miles from Minot, ND and 625 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $573 a month.
1,180people
$191kTypical home
$573/moRent
84° / 23°Summer / winter
23"Snow
232Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,180 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 625 mi to Denver, CO
- 198 mi to Minot, ND
- 95 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,202/mo)
- Median rent $573/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 9 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 (201 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 17% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to OLF airport
- 559 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,477 ft
- 765 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 128 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 195 mi to the nearest ski area
- 49 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 215 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Montana districts (reading)
- 43 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 257 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 96 mi to the nearest dog park
- 98 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Daniels County: R+66 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk