Living in Wolf Point, MT
Wolf Point is a small town of 2,602 people in Roosevelt County, Montana. It's about 201 miles from Minot, ND and 577 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $734 a month.
2,602people
$119kTypical home
$734/moRent
87° / 25°Summer / winter
35"Snow
232Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,602
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,947 people per sq mi
- 577 mi to Denver, CO
- 201 mi to Minot, ND
- 92 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$748/mo)
- Median rent $734/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 16.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (710 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to OLF airport
- 552 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,005 ft
- 763 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 86 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 186 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 205 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 214 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 82 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roosevelt County: R+10 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- 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