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Power is a tiny town of 217 people in Teton County, Montana. It's about 24 miles from Great Falls, MT and 480 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $730 a month.
217people
$216kTypical home
$730/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
50"Snow
220Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 217
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 145 people per sq mi
- 480 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 24 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,361/mo)
- Median rent $730/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (425 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to GTF airport
- 271 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,734 ft
- 486 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 25 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of Montana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 118 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Teton County: R+45 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.