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Country around Chester is a rural area of about 1,315 people in Liberty County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 74 miles from Great Falls, MT and 528 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $177k and rent runs about $696 a month.
1,315people
$177kTypical home
$696/moRent
83° / 29°Summer / winter
36"Snow
216Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,315 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 528 mi to Seattle, WA
- 74 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $177k (≈$1,117/mo)
- Median rent $696/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 65 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (256 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (205 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to HVR airport
- 309 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,209 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 68 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Montana districts (reading)
- 41 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 178 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 26 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Liberty County: R+55 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk