A town of 459. A regional job hub with 238 jobs.
The 2 things Broadus does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
What neighbors are saying. Town Square →
I was just thinking about how great it is that we can get to work so quickly here in Broadus, with an average commute of just 7 minutes,…
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Broadus. Another town gets a different order.
About one in 4 of Broadus’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Billings (5%), Baker (3%) and Miles City (3%). Half commute less than 46 miles.
The typical Broadus home is worth about $258,000, up 10.9% in a year, 45% below the Montana typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 80% of U.S. communities.
Broadus has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 10°.
The public schools Broadus’s kids attend trail 61% of Montana’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadus School | PK–6 | 129 | B− |
| Broadus 7-8 | 7–8 | 24 | Not graded |
| Powder River Co Dist High | 9–12 | 70 | C− |
Broadus beats the Montana average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| What stands out | Broadus | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 6.5% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 17.1% | 20.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16% | 12.3% |
0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Cottonwood Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Where Broadus’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Town in Montana, United States
Broadus is a town in and the county seat of Powder River County, Montana, United States. The population was 456 at the 2020 census.
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