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Boneau is a tiny town of 277 people in Chouteau County, Montana. It's about 86 miles from Great Falls, MT and 529 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $208k and rent runs about $364 a month.
277people
$208kTypical home
$364/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
46"Snow
222Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 277
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 117 people per sq mi
- 529 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 86 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 86 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $208k (≈$1,310/mo)
- Median rent $364/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (643 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HVR airport
- 357 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 149 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,225 ft
- 567 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Montana districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 186 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chouteau County: R+32 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.