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Country around Butte is a rural area of about 500 people in Silver Bow County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Helena, MT and 357 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $550k and rent runs about $863 a month.
500people
$550kTypical home
$863/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
30"Snow
220Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 500 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 357 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 57 mi to Helena, MT
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $550k (≈$3,468/mo)
- Median rent $863/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 43
- 20% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to BTM airport
- 238 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 176 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,607 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Montana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Silver Bow County: D+7 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.