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Living in Helena West Side, MT

Helena West Side is a small town of 1,417 people in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It's about 4 miles from Helena, MT and 402 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $402k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,417people
$402kTypical home
$1,102/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
38"Snow
199Sunny days
85Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,417
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 94 people per sq mi
  • 402 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
  • 4 mi to Helena, MT
  • 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $402k (≈$2,537/mo)
  • Median rent $1,102/mo
  • Median household income $67k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 1.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 83°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
  • 85 days a year with rain or snow
  • 38" of snow a year
  • 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 41 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 35
  • 28% of households have kids
  • 13% are 65 or older
  • 44% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 24 min
  • 6% walk or take transit to work
  • 6 mi to HLN airport
  • 264 mi to GEG (major hub)
  • 138 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 63% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1978
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Mountain country
  • Elevation 4,193 ft
  • 482 mi to the ocean
  • 20 mi to a big lake
  • 3 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
  • 8 museums within 25 mi
  • 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 46 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 36% of Montana districts (reading)
  • 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 3 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 46 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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