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Pray is a small town of 1,129 people in Park County, Montana. It's about 27 miles from Bozeman, MT and 327 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $630k and rent runs about $976 a month.
1,129people
$630kTypical home
$976/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
63"Snow
205Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,129
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 39 people per sq mi
- 327 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 27 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $630k (≈$3,970/mo)
- Median rent $976/mo
- Median household income $96k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (887 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BZN airport
- 303 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 242 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,833 ft
- 572 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 90 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 37 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Montana districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Park County: R+8 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.