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Choteau is a small town of 1,479 people in Teton County, Montana. It's about 46 miles from Great Falls, MT and 473 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $697 a month.
1,479people
$206kTypical home
$697/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
48"Snow
195Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,479
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,016 people per sq mi
- 473 mi to Seattle, WA
- 46 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,299/mo)
- Median rent $697/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (425 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 17% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to GTF airport
- 249 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,826 ft
- 464 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 99 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Teton County: R+45 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low 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