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Baker is a small town of 1,489 people in Fallon County, Montana. It's about 167 miles from Rapid City, SD and 457 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $776 a month.
1,489people
$211kTypical home
$776/moRent
86° / 29°Summer / winter
38"Snow
242Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,489
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,444 people per sq mi
- 457 mi to Denver, CO
- 167 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 79 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,333/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (65 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to GDV airport
- 450 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,933 ft
- 847 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 142 mi to the nearest ski area
- 43 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 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
- 166 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 133 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fallon County: R+76 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk