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Medicine Lake is a tiny town of 213 people in Sheridan County, Montana. It's about 149 miles from Minot, ND and 585 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $107k and rent runs about $620 a month.
213people
$107kTypical home
$620/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
32"Snow
232Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 213
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 539 people per sq mi
- 585 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 149 mi to Minot, ND
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $107k (≈$673/mo)
- Median rent $620/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 72 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (382 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (763 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 20% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to XWA airport
- 590 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,959 ft
- 756 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 186 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 209 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Montana districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 212 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 89 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sheridan County: R+43 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.