Townsend's Livability
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C+
Affordability -
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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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Education -
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Amenities
About Townsend, MT
Townsend, MT is located in Broadwater County in the state of Montana.
The total City Population for Townsend is about 2,224 with about 529 people per square mile.
The Average Home Value is $173,704, which is roughly 19% lower than the Average Home Value of $215,648 for the state of Montana, and roughly 20% lower than the National Average of $217,072.
The Median Income Per Household is about $60,587, which is roughly 13% higher than the Average Median Income Per Household of $52,517 for the state of Montana, and roughly 7% lower higher than the National Average of $65,026.
Quick Stats
Demographic Details
Average # of People Per Household: 2.32Male Population Estimate: 50.8%
Female Population Estimate: 49.2%
Median Age: 53.2
Male Median Age: 46.5
Female Median Age: 46.7
Racial Demographic Estimates
Hispanic:5.4%
Indian:1.9%
Other:0.4%
Hawaiian:0.3%
Asian:0.2%
Black:0.1%
Voting
Voting Results by Party
Democratic: 20.38%
Libertarian: 2.17%
Crime Details
NOTE: Crime is available at the County level so this doesn't necessarily represent the city of Townsend specifically.
Average # of Homicides for Broadwater County: About 0 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 0)
Average # of Violent Crimes for Broadwater County: About 437.752 per 100,000 People
(last recorded in 2021)
Broadwater County is about 100% lower than the national average of about 4 homicides per 100,000 people, and about 34% higher than the national average of about 288 violent crimes per 100,000 people.
Employment
The Unemployment Rate for Townsend is about 10%.
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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Additional Location Details
Zip Code(s): 59644Latitude: 46.319200
Longitude: -111.519700
TimeZone: Mountain (GMT -07:00)
Daylight Saving: Yes
Region: West
Average Elevation: 5590.0 ft.
Area Code(s): 406