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Country around Townsend is a rural area of about 4,187 people in Broadwater County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Helena, MT and 390 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $362k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,187people
$362kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
83° / 34°Summer / winter
25"Snow
212Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,187 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 390 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 30 mi to Helena, MT
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $362k (≈$2,280/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (548 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to HLN airport
- 299 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 163 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,973 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Montana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Broadwater County: R+60 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk