The Silos vs Townsend

A side-by-side comparison of The Silos and Townsend: population, income, housing, and more.

The Silos and Townsend are places in Montana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Townsend has the higher population (2,232 vs 474 in The Silos). Townsend has the higher median household income ($70,774 vs $54,245 in The Silos). The Silos has the higher median home value ($390,000 vs $212,800 in Townsend).

Population, income & housing

	The Silos	Townsend
Population	474	2,232
Median age	71.9 yrs	47.6 yrs
Median household income	$54,245	$70,774
Median home value	$390,000	$212,800
Median gross rent	—	$976
Housing units	267	978
Homeownership rate	90.2%	69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.5%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	11.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	The Silos	Townsend
Population	507 → 474 (-6.5%)	2,104 → 2,232 (+6.1%)
Median household income	$64,911 → $54,245 (-16.4%)	$50,865 → $70,774 (+39.1%)
Median home value	$339,300 → $390,000 (+14.9%)	$160,400 → $212,800 (+32.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$645 → $976 (+51.3%)

The Silos

Population

507474

Median household income

$64,911$54,245

Median home value

$339,300$390,000

Townsend

Population

2,1042,232

Median household income

$50,865$70,774

Median home value

$160,400$212,800

Median gross rent

$645$976

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	The Silos	Townsend
Under 5	0.0%	4.8%
5 to 17	4.2%	13.9%
18 to 24	4.9%	12.2%
25 to 34	0.0%	8.2%
35 to 44	3.0%	6.8%
45 to 54	2.5%	16.6%
55 to 64	19.0%	19.9%
65 to 74	33.1%	10.4%
75 and over	33.3%	7.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	The Silos	Townsend
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	89.4%
Black or African American	5.3%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	3.3%
Asian	0.0%	1.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.6%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	The Silos	Townsend
No high school diploma	0.0%	8.6%
High school graduate	58.7%	28.9%
Some college or associate's	15.8%	44.3%
Bachelor's degree	25.5%	8.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	9.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	The Silos	Townsend
Drove alone	95.3%	77.0%
Carpooled	4.7%	8.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.2%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	The Silos	Townsend
1-unit, detached	88.4%	80.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	5.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	3.8%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.5%
Mobile home & other	11.6%	7.9%

Poverty & households

	The Silos	Townsend
Poverty rate	8.2%	12.8%
Average household size	2.02	2.38
Mean commute (minutes)	29	31
Median year structure built	2001	1975