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Ekalaka is a tiny town of 276 people in Carter County, Montana. It's about 142 miles from Rapid City, SD and 424 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $646 a month.
276people
$123kTypical home
$646/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
48"Snow
243Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 276
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 268 people per sq mi
- 424 mi to Denver, CO
- 142 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 103 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$778/mo)
- Median rent $646/mo
- Median household income $30k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 243 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 122 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 15% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to GDV airport
- 417 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 187 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,416 ft
- 843 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 51 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 141 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Montana districts (reading)
- 36 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 104 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 76 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 83 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carter County: R+80 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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