Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,393, settled in 1903.
The best of Conrad’s subject grades are an A for walkability and the outdoors and an A− for schools; the weakest is a D for incomes. 42% of working residents work locally in Conrad, where Montana’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 8%. Only 2 of the 43 Montana towns we compare have a lower median household income than Conrad. 14% of the land in Conrad is conserved, above both Montana’s towns (9.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 9 of Montana’s 95 towns score higher on the outdoors. Conrad City Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Conrad has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Conrad beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far Conrad is from typical.
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Census counts: 888 in 1910, 2,318 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 2022 and 3 maps from 1920 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Conrad, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Conrad.
Values rose 9.8% in the 12 months to September 2026. Conrad’s midpoint rent is $918 a month. 63% of households live in a home they own locally.
| Conrad | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 63% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $918 a month | $1,000 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Conrad Elementary District. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. 4 public schools serve Conrad, with 466 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowlark SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–3 | Grades PK–3 | 144 | C+ |
| Conrad High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 126 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state tests and graduation
For Conrad, the FEMA risk score is 24 of 100. FEMA puts 46% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 45% to inland flooding. Federal aid has come to Conrad households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2016.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 10° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. For Conrad, the concentration of trails is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Conrad City Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Legion Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Kiwanis Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The top destinations are Great Falls (9%), Helena (5%) and Shelby (5%). The typical journey to work in Conrad is 15 minutes. Since 2013, Conrad has lost 183 jobs, to 940 in 2023. In Conrad, 18% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Conrad | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 10% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For adults in Conrad, the share who get no exercise outside work is 26%. Against the Montana average, Conrad comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. Two figures for adults locally: 73% had a checkup this year, 19% binge drink.
| Conrad | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 20% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Conrad | MT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.6% | 73.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The level of violent crime for Conrad comes to 3.3 per 1,000 residents.
| Conrad | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.3 per 1,000 residents | 14.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.3 per 1,000 residents | 4.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
None within 15 miles of Conrad; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Conrad residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
4 notable people were born in Conrad.
City in Montana, United States
Conrad is a city in and the county seat of Pondera County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,318 at the 2020 census. Each June, the Whoop Up Days, a town wide celebration that includes a parade and rodeo, takes place in Conrad. The town was incorporated in 1908.
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That is 4.9 years of the area's median household income ($52,338 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
4 notable people were born here, including Kristen Juras and Wylie Gustafson.
