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Country around Baker is a rural area of about 2,111 people in Fallon County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 159 miles from Rapid City, SD and 450 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $776 a month.
2,111people
$232kTypical home
$776/moRent
85° / 28°Summer / winter
39"Snow
242Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,111 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 450 mi to Denver, CO
- 159 mi to Rapid City, SD
- 81 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,462/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (72 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to GDV airport
- 443 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 175 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,166 ft
- 851 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 134 mi to the nearest ski area
- 41 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 158 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 125 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 56 mi to the nearest dog park
- 25 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fallon County: R+76 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk