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Laurel is a big small town of 7,215 people in Yellowstone County, Montana. It's about 13 miles from Billings, MT and 374 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $974 a month.
7,215people
$235kTypical home
$974/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
48"Snow
216Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,215
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,770 people per sq mi
- 374 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 13 mi to Billings, MT
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,483/mo)
- Median rent $974/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (383 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,893 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to BIL airport
- 374 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 201 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,314 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 129 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yellowstone County: R+27 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk