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Rader Creek is a tiny town of 310 people in Jefferson County, Montana. It's about 54 miles from Helena, MT and 351 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $455k and rent runs about $925 a month.
310people
$455kTypical home
$925/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
25"Snow
220Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 310
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 351 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 54 mi to Helena, MT
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $455k (≈$2,870/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (454 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (845 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 21% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BTM airport
- 248 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 184 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,512 ft
- 486 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Montana districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+37 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
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.