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Drummond is a tiny town of 277 people in Granite County, Montana. It's about 44 miles from Missoula, MT and 411 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $246k and rent runs about $673 a month.
277people
$246kTypical home
$673/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
31"Snow
200Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 277
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 511 people per sq mi
- 411 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 44 mi to Missoula, MT
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $246k (≈$1,549/mo)
- Median rent $673/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 200 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 165 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (289 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (347 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 20% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to MSO airport
- 216 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1942
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,954 ft
- 433 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- 27 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Granite County: R+44 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk