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Dodson is a tiny town of 153 people in Phillips County, Montana. It's about 154 miles from Great Falls, MT and 557 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $45k and rent runs about $536 a month.
153people
$45kTypical home
$536/moRent
86° / 29°Summer / winter
10"Snow
222Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 153
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 922 people per sq mi
- 557 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 154 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 154 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $45k (≈$285/mo)
- Median rent $536/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (545 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 24% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to HVR airport
- 432 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,277 ft
- 642 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 124 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Montana districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 193 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 70 mi to the nearest vet
- 118 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phillips County: R+63 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.