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Fromberg is a tiny town of 438 people in Carbon County, Montana. It's about 32 miles from Billings, MT and 354 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $983 a month.
438people
$213kTypical home
$983/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
36"Snow
216Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 438
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 986 people per sq mi
- 354 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 32 mi to Billings, MT
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,340/mo)
- Median rent $983/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to BIL airport
- 354 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 221 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,527 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Montana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+32 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk