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Boulder is a small town of 1,284 people in Jefferson County, Montana. It's about 25 miles from Helena, MT and 377 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $928 a month.
1,284people
$212kTypical home
$928/moRent
83° / 35°Summer / winter
41"Snow
199Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,284
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,142 people per sq mi
- 377 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 25 mi to Helena, MT
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,339/mo)
- Median rent $928/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 199 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 166 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (454 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (845 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to HLN airport
- 273 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 161 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,902 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 30 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 44 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+37 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