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Country around Big Timber is a rural area of about 3,167 people in Sweet Grass County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Bozeman, MT and 369 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $328k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,167people
$328kTypical home
$1,143/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
55"Snow
216Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,167 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 369 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 56 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $328k (≈$2,069/mo)
- Median rent $1,143/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 33 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to BZN airport
- 348 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 221 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,515 ft
- 594 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Montana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 36 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sweet Grass County: R+53 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk