Sun River's Livability
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C+
Affordability -
B
Housing -
F
Job Market -
F
Diversity -
B-
Crime -
B+
Commute -
C
Education -
C
Weather -
F
Amenities
About Sun River, MT
Sun River, MT is located in Cascade County in the state of Montana.
The total City Population for Sun River is about 40 with about 9 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $206,600, which is roughly 19% higher than the Average Home Value of $167,602 for the state of Montana, and roughly 9% higher than the National Average of $188,692.
The Median Income Per Household is about $50,208, which is roughly 3% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $48,647 for the state of Montana, and roughly 13% lower higher than the National Average of $57,518.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.47Male Population Estimate: 75%
Female Population Estimate: 25%
Median Age: 20.9
Male Median Age: 41.8
Female Median Age: 42.1
Racial Demographic Estimates
Indian:4.5%
Hispanic:0.9%
Asian:0.8%
Black:0.2%
Other:0.2%
Hawaiian: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: 38.75%
Libertarian: 2.79%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Sun River specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Cascade County: About 3.48782 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Cascade County: About 241.445 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Cascade County is about 12% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 16% lower than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Sun River is about 36.4%.
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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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 59483Latitude: 47.530500
Longitude: -111.724000
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 3501.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 406