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Country around Big Sandy is a rural area of about 1,261 people in Chouteau County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 74 miles from Great Falls, MT and 511 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $550 a month.
1,261people
$204kTypical home
$550/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
59"Snow
222Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,261 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 511 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 74 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,286/mo)
- Median rent $550/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (643 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to HVR airport
- 354 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 152 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,589 ft
- 566 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 61 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Montana districts (reading)
- 34 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 168 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chouteau County: R+32 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High 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.