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West Glendive is a small town of 2,121 people in Dawson County, Montana. It's about 180 miles from Minot, ND and 507 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $179k and rent runs about $778 a month.
2,121people
$179kTypical home
$778/moRent
88° / 29°Summer / winter
23"Snow
241Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,121
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 552 people per sq mi
- 507 mi to Denver, CO
- 180 mi to Minot, ND
- 91 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $179k (≈$1,131/mo)
- Median rent $778/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 50 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 31
- 39% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to GDV airport
- 501 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,090 ft
- 814 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 193 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 188 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 187 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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