Galen's Livability
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B+
Affordability -
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Housing -
B
Job Market -
B
Diversity -
B
Crime -
A-
Commute -
C+
Education -
C
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Galen, MT
Galen, MT is located in Deer Lodge County in the state of Montana.
The total City Population for Galen is about 5,781 with about 6 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $142,100, which is roughly 34% lower than the Average Home Value of $215,648 for the state of Montana, and roughly 35% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $49,005, which is roughly 7% lower than the Average Median Income Per Household of $52,517 for the state of Montana, and roughly 25% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.21Male Population Estimate: 63.4%
Female Population Estimate: 36.6%
Median Age: 43.3
Male Median Age: 41.5
Female Median Age: 47.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:6.5%
Hispanic:2%
Black:1.4%
Asian:0.8%
Other:0.5%
Hawaiian:0%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Republican: 44.69%
Libertarian: 2.92%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Galen specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Deer Lodge County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Deer Lodge County: About 456.191 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Deer Lodge County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 37% higher 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.
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
- Warm Springs, MT ( 3.77 mi. )
- Opportunity, MT ( 9.21 mi. )
- Deer Lodge, MT ( 11.40 mi. )
- Fairmont, MT ( 15.87 mi. )
- Ramsay, MT ( 16.43 mi. )
- Silverbow, MT ( 17.75 mi. )
- Walkerville, MT ( 17.79 mi. )
- Rocker, MT ( 17.98 mi. )
- Anaconda, MT ( 18.44 mi. )
- Northwestern Energy, MT ( 19.76 mi. )
- Garrison, MT ( 20.16 mi. )
- Georgetown, MT ( 22.61 mi. )
- Basin, MT ( 23.58 mi. )
- Butte, MT ( 23.72 mi. )
- Gold Creek, MT ( 24.22 mi. )
- Philipsburg, MT ( 25.69 mi. )
- Elliston, MT ( 26.81 mi. )
- Avon, MT ( 28.53 mi. )
- Jefferson Cty, MT ( 30.35 mi. )
- Boulder, MT ( 31.34 mi. )
- Hall, MT ( 31.46 mi. )
- Wise River, MT ( 31.72 mi. )
- Divide, MT ( 33.48 mi. )
- Drummond, MT ( 34.60 mi. )
- Jefferson City, MT ( 36.90 mi. )
- Clancy, MT ( 39.70 mi. )
- Whitehall, MT ( 41.12 mi. )
- Fort Harrison, MT ( 41.33 mi. )
- Melrose, MT ( 41.91 mi. )
- Marysville, MT ( 42.07 mi. )
- City County Building, MT ( 43.02 mi. )
- Carroll College, MT ( 43.29 mi. )
- Helena, MT ( 43.77 mi. )
- Helmville, MT ( 44.12 mi. )
- Silver Star, MT ( 44.58 mi. )
- Montana City, MT ( 44.58 mi. )
- Canyon Creek, MT ( 46.50 mi. )
- Cardwell, MT ( 47.02 mi. )
- East Helena, MT ( 47.54 mi. )
- Lincoln, MT ( 49.80 mi. )
Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 59722Latitude: 46.235500
Longitude: -112.776100
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 4677.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 406