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Country around Stanford is a rural area of about 746 people in Judith Basin County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Great Falls, MT and 440 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $230k and rent runs about $560 a month.
746people
$230kTypical home
$560/moRent
79° / 36°Summer / winter
42"Snow
220Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 746 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 440 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 57 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $230k (≈$1,450/mo)
- Median rent $560/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to GTF airport
- 341 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 167 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,236 ft
- 558 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 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
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Montana districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 43 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Judith Basin County: R+58 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.