A town of 268, settled in 1875. A typical home worth about $243K.
The thing Stanford 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 →
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Stanford. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Stanford home is worth about $243,000, up 1.1% in a year, 48% below the Montana typical home.
Stanford has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 45 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave Stanford for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Hobson (14%), Great Falls (12%) and Lewistown (4%). Half commute less than 22 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 39% of U.S. communities.
Stanford beats the Montana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
| What stands out | Stanford | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.5% | 20.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.6% | 73.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.5% | 6.6% |
The public schools Stanford’s kids attend outperform 57% of Montana’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford School | PK–6 | 54 | B |
| Stanford 7-8 | 7–8 | 12 | Not graded |
| Stanford High School | 9–12 | 42 | D− |
0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Stanford City Park | — | 2 |
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Town in Montana, United States
Stanford is a town in and the county seat of Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. The population was at 403 as of the 2020 census. Stanford was frequented by C.M. Russell and is featured in some of his landscape paintings.
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