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Helena Valley West Central is a big small town of 8,056 people in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It's about 5 miles from Helena, MT and 407 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,056people
$367kTypical home
$1,327/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
37"Snow
199Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,056
- Part of a metro area
- About 305 people per sq mi
- 407 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 5 mi to Helena, MT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,316/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (402 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to HLN airport
- 266 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 135 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,082 ft
- 483 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 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
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Montana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 51 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