Area data
Hays, MT — ZIP 59527
Population: 1,345 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 59527 (Hays, MT) is $80,800. 3 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with coldwave, lightning, winterweather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 5.4% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$80,800
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $80,800
- House Price Index (state)
- 724.8 (-1.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 94.6 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
- Schools include
- Lodge Pole School, Hays-Lodge Pole High Sch, Hays-Lodge Pole 7-8
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- coldWave, lightning, winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · drought: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Moderate · wildfire: Relatively Low · winterWeather: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 73% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 66.9%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 44.0°F
- Average high
- 56.0°F
- Average low
- 31.0°F
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 4b (extreme annual low -25 to -20°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 4
- Nearest airport
- Maddox Ranch Co Airport (13 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Hospitals include
- P H S INDIAN HOSPITAL-FT BELKNAP AT HARLEM - CAH
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,981
- Housing built before 1970
- 12.9%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 17.1%
- Median annual property tax
- $199
- Households with broadband internet
- 70.1%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 692
- Average weekly wage
- $681
- Top industries (by employment)
- Other Services, Agriculture, Construction
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 59527?
- $80,800.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 59527?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coldWave, lightning, winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 59527?
- Risk to homes is higher than 73% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 59527?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 59527?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve ZIP 59527?
- 3 schools (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 59527?
- Regional Price Parity: 94.6 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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