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Country around Custer is a rural area of about 335 people in Yellowstone County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 49 miles from Billings, MT and 432 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $420 a month.
335people
$240kTypical home
$420/moRent
86° / 34°Summer / winter
45"Snow
225Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 335 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 432 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 49 mi to Billings, MT
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,511/mo)
- Median rent $420/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (64 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (672 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,192 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to BIL airport
- 433 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,235 ft
- 686 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 44 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 44 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Montana districts (reading)
- 37 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 39 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yellowstone County: R+27 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk