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Billings is a mid-size city of 119,434 people in Yellowstone County, Montana. It's part of the Billings, MT area. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $343k and rent runs about $1k a month.
119,434people
$343kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
54"Snow
216Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 119,434
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,593 people per sq mi
- 386 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- In the Billings, MT area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $343k (≈$2,165/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (758 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,481 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 2 mi to BIL airport
- 386 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 189 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,225 ft
- 661 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Yellowstone County: R+27 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk