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Bridger is a tiny town of 788 people in Carbon County, Montana. It's about 38 miles from Billings, MT and 347 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $753 a month.
788people
$250kTypical home
$753/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
32"Snow
216Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 788
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 936 people per sq mi
- 347 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 38 mi to Billings, MT
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,577/mo)
- Median rent $753/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°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
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (152 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (178 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to BIL airport
- 348 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 228 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,678 ft
- 655 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+32 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
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk