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Miles City is a big small town of 8,407 people in Custer County, Montana. It's about 137 miles from Billings, MT and 462 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $926 a month.
8,407people
$200kTypical home
$926/moRent
90° / 31°Summer / winter
26"Snow
242Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,407
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,501 people per sq mi
- 462 mi to Denver, CO
- 137 mi to Billings, MT
- 124 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,262/mo)
- Median rent $926/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (341 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,571 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to GDV airport
- 456 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,366 ft
- 774 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 148 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 130 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 132 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 67 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Custer County: R+49 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk