Homestead's Livability
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B+
Affordability -
B
Housing -
B+
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
B
Crime -
A-
Commute -
C+
Education -
C
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Homestead, MT
Homestead, MT is located in Sheridan County in the state of Montana.
The total City Population for Homestead is about 10 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $121,900, which is roughly 43% lower than the Average Home Value of $215,648 for the state of Montana, and roughly 44% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $147,813, which is roughly 64% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $52,517 for the state of Montana, and roughly 56% higher higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.26Male Population Estimate: 50%
Female Population Estimate: 50%
Median Age: 63.5
Male Median Age: 52.5
Female Median Age: 54.5
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:2.5%
Black:0%
Hispanic:0%
Asian:0%
Hawaiian: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: 28.28%
Libertarian: 2.61%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Homestead specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Sheridan County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Sheridan County: About 306.258 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Sheridan County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 6% 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.
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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
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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 59242Latitude: 48.420200
Longitude: -104.536900
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 1935.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 406