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Big Timber is a small town of 1,611 people in Sweet Grass County, Montana. It's about 54 miles from Bozeman, MT and 363 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $278k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,611people
$278kTypical home
$1,109/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
55"Snow
216Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,611
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,649 people per sq mi
- 363 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 54 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $278k (≈$1,754/mo)
- Median rent $1,109/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to BZN airport
- 346 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 226 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,098 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sweet Grass County: R+53 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk