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Chinook is a small town of 1,353 people in Blaine County, Montana. It's about 122 miles from Great Falls, MT and 556 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $712 a month.
1,353people
$215kTypical home
$712/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
43"Snow
222Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,353
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,587 people per sq mi
- 556 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 122 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 122 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,354/mo)
- Median rent $712/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (9 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (349 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to HVR airport
- 389 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,405 ft
- 596 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 110 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Montana districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 210 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 85 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blaine County: R+6 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.