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Columbus is a small town of 2,003 people in Stillwater County, Montana. It's about 35 miles from Billings, MT and 362 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $283k and rent runs about $945 a month.
2,003people
$283kTypical home
$945/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
48"Snow
216Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,003
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,459 people per sq mi
- 362 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 35 mi to Billings, MT
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $283k (≈$1,783/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (388 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,200 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to BIL airport
- 362 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 216 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,583 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stillwater County: R+62 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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