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Country around Choteau is a rural area of about 2,938 people in Teton County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Great Falls, MT and 458 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $710 a month.
2,938people
$257kTypical home
$710/moRent
78° / 34°Summer / winter
47"Snow
195Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,938 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 458 mi to Seattle, WA
- 60 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,617/mo)
- Median rent $710/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 195 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 170 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (425 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 19% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to GTF airport
- 235 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,830 ft
- 449 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Montana districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 58 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Teton County: R+45 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low 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