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Box Elder is a tiny town of 106 people in Hill County, Montana. It's about 82 miles from Great Falls, MT and 530 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $203k and rent runs about $804 a month.
106people
$203kTypical home
$804/moRent
86° / 29°Summer / winter
34"Snow
216Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 106
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 135 people per sq mi
- 530 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 82 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 82 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $203k (≈$1,278/mo)
- Median rent $804/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,179 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to HVR airport
- 351 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,661 ft
- 561 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 71 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 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
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Montana districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 186 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hill County: R+18 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
- Moderate 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.