IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Country around Babb, MT
Country around Babb is a rural area of about 798 people in Glacier County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 136 miles from Great Falls, MT and 421 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 88 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $548 a month.
798people
$165kTypical home
$548/moRent
72° / 28°Summer / winter
88"Snow
210Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
Is Near Babb right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Rural — about 798 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 421 mi to Seattle, WA
- 136 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,041/mo)
- Median rent $548/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 88" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 56% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to FCA airport
- 210 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,122 ft
- 407 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Montana districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 139 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 105 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Glacier County: D+20 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.