Doppeltown

Towns like Butte, MT

Butte has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with Jul highs around 81°F and Jan lows near 7°F, and about 13 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, mixed greenery. A typical home costs about $185k.

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Butte's closest doppeltowns in the US

1. Laramie, WY75% match

   TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 3°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (11 in vs 13 in), falling mostly in summer, like Butte, snowy winters (5 months below freezing).

   SceneryDry, golden landscape where Butte is mixed greenery, mountains in the distance (the Front Range), which Butte lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 86 · Scenery 57 · Typical home $252k, 36% pricier

2. Helena, MT64% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 7°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (11 in vs 13 in), falling mostly in summer, like Butte, some winter snow.

   ScenerySame mixed greenery look from above, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 68 · Scenery 58 · Typical home $307k, 66% pricier

3. Williston, ND64% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 4°F colder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 13 in), falling mostly in summer, like Butte, long snowy winters (5 months below freezing).

   SceneryDry, golden landscape where Butte is mixed greenery, not the plateau setting of Butte, both well inland, 3,700 ft lower.

   Climate 69 · Scenery 56 · Typical home $247k, 34% pricier

4. Blackfoot, ID60% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 10°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (11 in vs 13 in), spread through the year, unlike Butte's summer rains, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).

   SceneryDry, golden landscape where Butte is mixed greenery, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 58 · Scenery 64 · Typical home $198k, about the same price

5. Gillette, WY58% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 6°F hotter, winter nights 7°F milder.

   Rain & snow33% more rain and snow (17 in vs 13 in), falling mostly in summer, like Butte, long snowy winters (3 months below freezing).

   SceneryDry, golden landscape where Butte is mixed greenery, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 63 · Scenery 51 · Typical home $257k, 39% pricier

6. Great Falls, MT58% match

   TempsSummer afternoons 5°F hotter, winter nights 10°F milder.

   Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 13 in), falling mostly in summer, like Butte, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).

   SceneryDry, golden landscape where Butte is mixed greenery, both on a high plateau, both well inland.

   Climate 64 · Scenery 48 · Typical home $205k, 11% pricier

Doppeltowns abroad

• Ulanqab, People's Republic of China (64% match)
• Haidong, People's Republic of China (59% match)
• Dingxi, People's Republic of China (55% match)

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