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Country around Chinook is a rural area of about 2,356 people in Blaine County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 120 miles from Great Falls, MT and 552 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $739 a month.
2,356people
$218kTypical home
$739/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
45"Snow
222Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,356 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 552 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 120 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 120 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,377/mo)
- Median rent $739/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (14 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (201 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to HVR airport
- 390 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,605 ft
- 598 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 108 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Montana districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 206 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 83 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Blaine County: R+6 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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