Capitol's Livability
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Affordability -
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Housing -
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Job Market -
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Diversity -
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Crime -
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Commute -
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Amenities
About Capitol, MT
Capitol, MT is located in Carter County in the state of Montana.
The total population for Carter County is about 421 with about 3 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $109,262 for Carter County, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Home Value of $215,648 for the state of Montana, and roughly 100% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $0, which is roughly 100% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $52,517 for the state of Montana, and roughly 100% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: N/AMale Population Estimate: N/A
Female Population Estimate: N/A
Median Age: N/A
Male Median Age: N/A
Female Median Age: N/A
Racial Demographic Estimates
Black:0%
Hispanic:0%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian:0%
Indian:0%
Other:0%
Voting
![Jon Tester](/assets/images/politicians/senators/jon_tester.jpg)
![Steve Daines](/assets/images/politicians/senators/steve_daines.jpg)
![Greg Gianforte](/assets/images/politicians/governors/greg_gianforte.jpg)
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 8.56%
Libertarian: 1.74%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Capitol specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Carter County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Carter County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Carter County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 100% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
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.
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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
- Camp Crook, SD ( 9.00 mi. )
- Gustave, SD ( 11.56 mi. )
- Buffalo, SD ( 27.31 mi. )
- Redig, SD ( 27.56 mi. )
- Mill Iron, MT ( 29.77 mi. )
- Alzada, MT ( 33.29 mi. )
- Ekalaka, MT ( 39.10 mi. )
- Mason, SD ( 40.93 mi. )
- Willet, SD ( 40.93 mi. )
- Olson, SD ( 42.83 mi. )
- Wilson Corner, SD ( 42.83 mi. )
- Ludlow, SD ( 43.16 mi. )
- Hammond, MT ( 43.86 mi. )
- Hoover, SD ( 44.77 mi. )
- Castle Rock, SD ( 45.10 mi. )
- Reva, SD ( 48.09 mi. )
- Boyes, MT ( 48.27 mi. )
- Arpan, SD ( 49.12 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 59319Latitude: 45.436100
Longitude: -104.065500
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 3575.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 406