Basin's Livability
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C+
Affordability -
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Amenities
About Basin, MT
Basin, MT is located in Jefferson County in the state of Montana.
The total City Population for Basin is about 366 with about 8 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $166,700, which is roughly 23% lower than the Average Home Value of $215,648 for the state of Montana, and roughly 23% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $43,750, which is roughly 17% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $52,517 for the state of Montana, and roughly 33% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.14Male Population Estimate: 55.7%
Female Population Estimate: 44.3%
Median Age: 54.4
Male Median Age: 44.5
Female Median Age: 42.8
Racial Demographic Estimates
Asian:4.4%
Indian:3%
Black:1.1%
Other:0.8%
Hispanic:0.3%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 32.2%
Libertarian: 2.22%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Basin specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Jefferson County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Jefferson County: About 318.074 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Jefferson County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 10% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Basin is about 2.2%.
Montana is ranked #27 out of 52 for Best and Worst States to Work in America, with an overall score of 43.99 out of 100.
Wage Policies
Overall Wage Policy Score: 49.56The average living wage for the state of Montana is $31.55/hr, while the states minimum wage is $8.75/hr, which can be set above the state standard, and is extended to farm workers. This gives Montana a minimum wage score of 30.57 compared to all other states.
The minimum wage for tipped employees is $8.75/hr, which gives Montana a minimum wage for tipped employees score of 100 compared to all other states.
The weekly unemployment (UI) benefit for Montana is $182.00, resulting in a UI benefit score of 27.41 compared to all other states.
Worker Protection Policies
Overall Worker Protection Score: 71.43X Montana does offer protections for workplace breastfeeding.
✓ Montana does mandate equal pay across gender and race.
X Montana does prohibit pay secrecy practices in the workplace.
X Montana does restrict access to salary history to reduce gender and racial bias.
X Montana does provide some form of paid family leave.
X Montana does provide some form of paid sick leave.
X Montana does not provide flexible scheduling of worker shifts.
X Montana does not mandate pay reporting or "call-in" pay by employers.
X Montana does not provide split shift pay regulation.
X Montana does not provide workers advanced notice of shift scheduling.
✓ Montana does provide some form of sexual harassment protection in state law.
✓ Montana does extend workers compensation mandates to farmworkers.
X Montana does not extend worker protections to domestic workers.
Right To Organize Policies
Overall Right To Organize Score: 70X Montana does legalize project labor agreements to ensure a fair wage to workers on contract.
X Montana does not protect workers against wage theft retaliation.
✓ Montana does partially require collective bargaining for public workers.
✓ Montana does provide collective bargaining for teachers.
✓ Montana does provide wage negotiations for teachers.
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Nearby Location
- Jefferson Cty, MT ( 8.07 mi. )
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- Northwestern Energy, MT ( 22.62 mi. )
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- Montana City, MT ( 23.51 mi. )
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- Hall, MT ( 48.10 mi. )
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- Melrose, MT ( 48.86 mi. )
- Lincoln, MT ( 49.66 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 59631Latitude: 46.283400
Longitude: -112.287100
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 6095.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 406