Laurel
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Laurel Downtown Historic District
Laurel Downtown Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 16, 2010. It is significant for its agriculture, architecture, commerce and industry at the local level. Its architecture is described as Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revivals and Classical Revival and Mission Style and Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements and Commercial Style and Bungalow/Craftsman and Moderne and International Style. The district takes in 57 historic buildings.
About Laurel
City in Montana, United StatesLaurel is a city in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States and the third largest community in the Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area. Laurel is located in the Yellowstone Valley as an east–west terminal division point of the BNSF Railway. The population was 7,222 at the 2020 census. Laurel is home to a Cenex Harvest States oil refinery and BNSF's Laurel Yard, the largest rail yard between St. Paul, Minnesota and Pasco, Washington.
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How Laurel ranks
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Housing in Laurel
The typical Laurel home is worth about $378,000, up 1.2% in a year, 20% below the Montana typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Laurel
Safety Grade D
Laurel reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less.
Work & commute in Laurel
Full picture →Most working residents leave Laurel for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Billings (48%), Lockwood (2%) and Helena (2%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Health in Laurel
Health Grade B
Healthier than 63% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 81% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with Montana
No difference on any of 32 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: Laurel tracks Montana closely.
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Natural hazards in Laurel
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 24% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Laurel
Full climate →Laurel has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Laurel
All Laurel schools →School Grade C
The public schools Laurel’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 68% of Montana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MT. Ratings are from neighbors.
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