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Big Sky is a small town of 2,445 people in Gallatin County, Montana. It's about 32 miles from Bozeman, MT and 311 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,445people
$1.1MTypical home
$1,286/moRent
77° / 29°Summer / winter
77"Snow
205Sunny days
141Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,445
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 311 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 32 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$7,176/mo)
- Median rent $1,286/mo
- Median household income $139k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 141 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 74 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,232 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 58% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BZN airport
- 268 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 238 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,828 ft
- 544 mi to the ocean
- 26 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 26 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Montana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.