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Busby is a tiny town of 569 people in Big Horn County, Montana. It's about 78 miles from Billings, MT and 412 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $134k and rent runs about $551 a month.
569people
$134kTypical home
$551/moRent
88° / 34°Summer / winter
52"Snow
233Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 569
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 40 people per sq mi
- 412 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 78 mi to Billings, MT
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $134k (≈$842/mo)
- Median rent $551/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (613 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,171 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 50% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to SHR airport
- 409 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 185 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,442 ft
- 739 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 50 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Montana districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 75 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Big Horn County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.