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Country around Box Elder is a rural area of about 3,529 people in Hill County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 84 miles from Great Falls, MT and 529 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $406 a month.
3,529people
$104kTypical home
$406/moRent
85° / 29°Summer / winter
35"Snow
222Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,529 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 529 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 84 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 84 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$654/mo)
- Median rent $406/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,179 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 45% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HVR airport
- 354 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,841 ft
- 564 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Montana districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 186 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hill County: R+18 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk