Meagher County, Montana

Meagher County has a population of 2,007 and has grown 11.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $259,800, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $71,932.

Home price
$259,800
Income
$71,932
Population
2,007
Unemployment
0.3%

Housing

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

Median home price$259,800county
Median gross rent$1,263county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198053.5%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile18.2%county
Share of homes that are vacant36.1%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented24.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use31.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,654(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,393county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,087county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,925county
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$71,932county
Family health premium / yr$22,294(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,778(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.238(statewide)
Poverty rate12.4%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 home15.7%county
Unemployment rate0.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force61.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed26.3%county
Share of workers employed by government25.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.0%county
Economic output per resident$44,673county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.66%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 time25.4 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service53 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport101591county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.8 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station144 micounty
Households without a vehicle0.5%county
Traffic deaths99.7county
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 higher30.0%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.8%county
Public schools in the county3county
Public school enrollment165county
Students per full-time teacher9.7county
Free lunch eligible43.6%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools1county
High schools1county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution55 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians102county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.6%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year10.3%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.5%county
Frequent mental distress13.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity22.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.2%county

Place

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

Population2,007county
Land area in square miles2,392county
People per square mile of land0.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store53.4%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+11.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-0county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents0county
Median age58.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1812.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over34.7%county
Share of households that are one person27.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States0.9%county
Second languages2.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls37.3%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents415county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents21county
Households that moved in45county
Households that moved away40county
Average income of arriving households$64,111county
Average income of departing households$36,150county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year5,258(statewide)
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 temperature42.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation20.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.92 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F0 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing190 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days91 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJun 12county
Average first fall frostSep 11county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$113county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh14.9¢county
Household electricity use756 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity17.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas9.8%county
Homes heated by propane45.3%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.3%county
Homes heated by wood26.0%county
Households with broadband84.0%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk9.7county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk20.8county
Landslide risk91.4county
Hail risk13.4county
Earthquake risk30.6county
Tornado risk5.2county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk3.9county
Winter weather risk45.6county
Strong wind risk3.6county
Wildfire risk68.4county

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 Meagher 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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