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Townsend is a small town of 1,967 people in Broadwater County, Montana. It's about 31 miles from Helena, MT and 383 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $952 a month.
1,967people
$228kTypical home
$952/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
24"Snow
212Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,967
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,285 people per sq mi
- 383 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 31 mi to Helena, MT
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,435/mo)
- Median rent $952/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (261 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (548 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HLN airport
- 297 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 167 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,826 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Broadwater County: R+60 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