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Helena is a small city of 33,639 people in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It's part of the Helena, MT area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $387k and rent runs about $1k a month.
33,639people
$387kTypical home
$1,092/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
37"Snow
199Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,639
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,959 people per sq mi
- 402 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- In the Helena, MT area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $387k (≈$2,442/mo)
- Median rent $1,092/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 199 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 166 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (573 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,830 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to HLN airport
- 269 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,003 ft
- 486 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis and Clark County: R+6 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk