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Absarokee is a tiny town of 926 people in Stillwater County, Montana. It's about 47 miles from Billings, MT and 351 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 68 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $944 a month.
926people
$292kTypical home
$944/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
68"Snow
216Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 926
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 433 people per sq mi
- 351 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 47 mi to Billings, MT
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,841/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 68" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (425 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (795 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 21% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to BIL airport
- 351 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 227 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,042 ft
- 625 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stillwater County: R+62 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.