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Country around Bridger is a rural area of about 1,510 people in Carbon County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 44 miles from Billings, MT and 345 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $846 a month.
1,510people
$307kTypical home
$846/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
25"Snow
216Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,510 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 345 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 44 mi to Billings, MT
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,935/mo)
- Median rent $846/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 20% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to BIL airport
- 345 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 231 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,905 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 43 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Montana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+32 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk