MT area data
Loring, MT
Loring, MT.
Population: 159 (Census ACS)
1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with coldwave, lightning, winterweather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 5.4% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- 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
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- Loring Colony School
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- coldWave, lightning, winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Moderate · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Moderate · wildfire: Relatively Low · winterWeather: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 72% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 65.1%
- 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
- 45.0°F
- Average high
- 58.0°F
- Average low
- 32.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 13.4 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 3b (extreme annual low -35 to -30°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 21
- Days with Good air quality
- 323
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 37
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 147
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 2
- Nearest airport
- Malta Airport (MLK) (11 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Hospitals include
- PHILLIPS COUNTY HOSPITAL - 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
- 2,011
- Housing built before 1970
- 26.5%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 53.1%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,885
- Households with broadband internet
- 97.6%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 807
- Average weekly wage
- $698
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1
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 natural-hazard risk in Loring, MT?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: coldWave, lightning, winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in Loring, MT?
- Risk to homes is higher than 72% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Loring, MT?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Loring, MT?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve Loring, MT?
- 1 schools (1 elementary) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the air quality in Loring, MT?
- Good. Median AQI: 21. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Loring, MT?
- Regional Price Parity: 94.6 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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