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Richey is a tiny town of 238 people in Dawson County, Montana. It's about 180 miles from Minot, ND and 545 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $654 a month.
238people
$121kTypical home
$654/moRent
86° / 27°Summer / winter
25"Snow
241Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 238
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 922 people per sq mi
- 545 mi to Denver, CO
- 180 mi to Minot, ND
- 76 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$762/mo)
- Median rent $654/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (363 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (612 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to GDV airport
- 538 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,480 ft
- 793 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 216 mi to the nearest ski area
- 40 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no 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
- 203 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Montana districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 210 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dawson County: R+59 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.