Living in Belgrade, MT
Belgrade is a big small town of 11,872 people in Gallatin County, Montana. It's about 9 miles from Bozeman, MT and 348 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $535k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,872people
$535kTypical home
$1,877/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
69"Snow
205Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,872
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,440 people per sq mi
- 348 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 9 mi to Bozeman, MT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $535k (≈$3,375/mo)
- Median rent $1,877/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 69" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (334 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,389 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to BZN airport
- 291 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 208 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,449 ft
- 540 mi to the ocean
- 43 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gallatin County: D+3 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk