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East Helena is a small town of 1,702 people in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It's about 5 miles from Helena, MT and 401 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,702people
$291kTypical home
$1,090/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
37"Snow
212Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,702
- Part of a metro area
- About 420 people per sq mi
- 401 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 5 mi to Helena, MT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,833/mo)
- Median rent $1,090/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (371 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,457 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 21% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to HLN airport
- 273 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,921 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis and Clark County: R+6 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk