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Elliston is a tiny town of 182 people in Powell County, Montana. It's about 21 miles from Helena, MT and 400 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $300k and rent runs about $850 a month.
182people
$300kTypical home
$850/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
33"Snow
199Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 182
- Part of a metro area
- About 22 people per sq mi
- 400 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 21 mi to Helena, MT
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $300k (≈$1,892/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 199 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 166 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (567 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 15% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to HLN airport
- 249 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,496 ft
- 467 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 20 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Powell County: R+54 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.