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Plentywood is a small town of 1,654 people in Sheridan County, Montana. It's about 155 miles from Minot, ND and 594 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $760 a month.
1,654people
$161kTypical home
$760/moRent
82° / 21°Summer / winter
32"Snow
232Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,654
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,219 people per sq mi
- 594 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 155 mi to Minot, ND
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,015/mo)
- Median rent $760/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 21°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
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 81 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 49
- 17% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 12 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to XWA airport
- 599 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,041 ft
- 742 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 99 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 186 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 222 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 225 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 103 mi to the nearest vet
- 75 mi to the nearest dog park
- 27 congregations per 10k people
- 61 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