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New Miami Colony is a tiny town of 330 people in Pondera County, Montana. It's about 66 miles from Great Falls, MT and 468 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $784 a month.
330people
$209kTypical home
$784/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
46"Snow
209Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 330
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 871 people per sq mi
- 468 mi to Seattle, WA
- 66 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,316/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $2,499
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (215 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (398 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 46% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to GTF airport
- 246 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 52% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,832 ft
- 457 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 92 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Montana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 65 mi to the nearest dog park
- 17 congregations per 10k people
- 67 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Pondera County: R+42 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.