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RacetrackMT

A town in Montana.

Land area

1 sq mi

Is Racetrack a good place to live?

Racetrack’s January low is 11°F, where Montana’s towns sit at 15°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Racetrack’s trail density is 1.7 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in Montana’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Racetrack yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Racetrack: who provides what

Racetrack is unincorporated, so Powell County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorthWestern Energy14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4

Trash & county servicesPowell CountyPowell County provides services here

SchoolsDeer Lodge Elementary School District Powell County High School District2 districts serve Racetrack; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES

Register to voteIn personMontana has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov

Who runs elections herePowell County Election AdministratorPowell County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025

ZIP code5972259722 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Racetrack.

Natural hazards

Low risk in Racetrack, with cold waves at the top

Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in four fifths of U.S. communities. Two fifths of Racetrack’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 34%.

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FEMA risk score

Cold wavesInland floodingEarthquakes

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What it facesLow risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters15 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready4.3 events a year, on average · Ready for cold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Racetrack’s year

In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 11°, and about 75 inches of snow falls in a winter.

75″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter11–34°

Spring27–55°

Summer43–79°

Fall27–56°

+1.4°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 11°Rain & snow75″ of snow a winter · 10 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Racetrack is

The share of adults in Racetrack who say their health is fair or poor: 22%. Among 42 Montana towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Racetrack. In Racetrack, 21% of adults binge drink, and 19% smoke cigarettes.

	Racetrack	Montana towns	U.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	70%	72%	79%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	21%	20%	16%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	19%	14%	14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	16%	14%	14%