Broadwater County, Montana

Broadwater County has a population of 7,668 and has grown 25.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $426,600, about 6.1 times the county's median household income of $70,374.

Home price
$426,600
Income
$70,374
Population
7,668
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$426,600county
Median gross rent$955county
Median year homes here were built2001county
Share of homes built before 198028.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile12.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant11.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented12.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.7%county
Typical monthly rent$1,654(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,748county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,595county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,096county
Home insurance / yr$3,215(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living95.5(statewide)
Median household income$70,374county
Family health premium / yr$22,294(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,778(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.238(statewide)
Poverty rate12.7%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home10.5%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force62.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed7.9%county
Share of workers employed by government19.2%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.7%county
Economic output per resident$39,972county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.56%county
Top state income tax5.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.10%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time29.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service31 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport101591county
Miles to nearest general aviation field4.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here2county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station154 micounty
Households without a vehicle2.6%county
Traffic deaths156.5county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher27.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment733county
Students per full-time teacher14.4county
Free lunch eligible39.3%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution32 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians14county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.1%county
Frequent mental distress16.1%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.7%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population7,668county
Land area in square miles1,192county
People per square mile of land6.4county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store25.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract69.3%county
Population change since 2020+25.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age45.9 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1819.9%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.2%county
Share of households that are one person20.8%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.8%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls14.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents133county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents26county
Households that moved in323county
Households that moved away227county
Average income of arriving households$79,133county
Average income of departing households$60,040county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes1county
Housing units authorised in the latest year3county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.7%(statewide)
Violent crime rate424(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature44.6°Fcounty
Annual precipitation15.6 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.06 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F3 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing169 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days134 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 14county
Average first fall frostSep 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$101county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh14.2¢county
Household electricity use711 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas14.0%county
Homes heated by propane43.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.5%county
Homes heated by wood20.0%county
Households with broadband85.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk19.1county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk30.4county
Landslide risk89.2county
Hail risk17.8county
Earthquake risk74.9county
Tornado risk5.1county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk8.9county
Winter weather risk67.4county
Strong wind risk4.2county
Wildfire risk72.9county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Broadwater County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Montana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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