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Butte-Silver Bow is a small city of 35,052 people in Silver Bow County, Montana. It's about 57 miles from Helena, MT and 356 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $856 a month.
35,052people
$258kTypical home
$856/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
26"Snow
220Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,052
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 49 people per sq mi
- 356 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 57 mi to Helena, MT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,626/mo)
- Median rent $856/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 64 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BTM airport
- 238 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 178 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,778 ft
- 469 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Montana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 86 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Silver Bow County: D+7 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