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Stanford is a tiny town of 268 people in Judith Basin County, Montana. It's about 56 miles from Great Falls, MT and 449 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $673 a month.
268people
$208kTypical home
$673/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
49"Snow
220Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 268
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 625 people per sq mi
- 449 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 56 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,310/mo)
- Median rent $673/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to GTF airport
- 344 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 165 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,282 ft
- 561 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of Montana districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 43 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Judith Basin County: R+58 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
- 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.