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Fox Lake is a tiny town of 149 people in Richland County, Montana. It's about 160 miles from Minot, ND and 548 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
149people
$263kTypical home
$1,088/moRent
86° / 26°Summer / winter
29"Snow
241Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 149
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 36 people per sq mi
- 548 mi to Denver, CO
- 160 mi to Minot, ND
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,658/mo)
- Median rent $1,088/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (383 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (490 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to SDY airport
- 541 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,343 ft
- 806 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 45 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 197 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 190 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Montana districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 194 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 18 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Richland County: R+68 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.