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Roy is a tiny town of 129 people in Fergus County, Montana. It's about 109 miles from Billings, MT and 476 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $236k and rent runs about $954 a month.
129people
$236kTypical home
$954/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
38"Snow
219Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 129
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 38 people per sq mi
- 476 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 109 mi to Billings, MT
- 109 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $236k (≈$1,489/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (419 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (830 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 91 mi to HVR airport
- 401 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 123 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,494 ft
- 617 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 79 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Montana districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 123 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 87 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 80 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fergus County: R+51 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very 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.