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Country around Boulder is a rural area of about 2,557 people in Jefferson County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Helena, MT and 373 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $279k and rent runs about $919 a month.
2,557people
$279kTypical home
$919/moRent
83° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
199Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,557 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 373 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 30 mi to Helena, MT
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $279k (≈$1,758/mo)
- Median rent $919/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 199 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 166 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (454 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (845 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to BTM airport
- 274 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 167 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,698 ft
- 495 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Montana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+37 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk