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Forsyth is a small town of 1,728 people in Rosebud County, Montana. It's about 96 miles from Billings, MT and 459 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $776 a month.
1,728people
$208kTypical home
$776/moRent
88° / 34°Summer / winter
35"Snow
225Sunny days
84Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,728
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,501 people per sq mi
- 459 mi to Denver, CO
- 96 mi to Billings, MT
- 96 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,314/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 84 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (86 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (147 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 95 mi to BIL airport
- 454 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 133 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,526 ft
- 738 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 92 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 49 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 90 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 94 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rosebud County: R+37 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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