MT area data
Darby, MT
Darby, MT.
Population: 2,148 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $570,509
- 1-year appreciation
- +1.4%
- 3-year appreciation
- +2.2%
- 5-year appreciation
- +19.3%
- 10-year appreciation
- +117.5%
- All-time peak (2022-07)
- $616,660
- House Price Index
- 724.8 (-1.8% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 8
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 95.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- avalanche, wildfire, winterWeather, coldWave, iceStorm
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 45.0°F
- Average high
- 57.0°F
- Average low
- 33.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 14.1 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 22
- Days with Good air quality
- 293
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Big Hole National Battlefield (40 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Fox Field (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.1 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +435 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,983
- Median annual property tax
- $1,525
- Mean commute to work
- 20 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 36.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 11,443
- Average weekly wage
- $938
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 10
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