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Red Lodge is a small town of 2,502 people in Carbon County, Montana. It's about 53 miles from Billings, MT and 334 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 141 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $381k and rent runs about $717 a month.
2,502people
$381kTypical home
$717/moRent
81° / 38°Summer / winter
141"Snow
216Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,502
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 923 people per sq mi
- 334 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 53 mi to Billings, MT
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $381k (≈$2,401/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 141" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (205 per 100k)
People
- Median age 60
- 12% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to COD airport
- 334 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 242 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,607 ft
- 641 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+32 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.