MT area data
Melstone, MT
Melstone, MT.
Population: 227 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 724.8 (-1.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 94.6 (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
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- coldWave, lightning, wildfire, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 48.0°F
- Average high
- 60.0°F
- Average low
- 35.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 16.4 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Roundup Airport (RPX) (33 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,975
- Median annual property tax
- $1,113
- Households with broadband internet
- 66.7%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,036
- Average weekly wage
- $1,253
- Top industries (by employment)
- Mining, Accommodation & Food, Other Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3
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