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Belt is a tiny town of 559 people in Cascade County, Montana. It's about 19 miles from Great Falls, MT and 459 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $900 a month.
559people
$172kTypical home
$900/moRent
84° / 39°Summer / winter
63"Snow
220Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 559
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,654 people per sq mi
- 459 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 19 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,083/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (561 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to GTF airport
- 309 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,504 ft
- 525 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 117 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cascade County: R+22 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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