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Country around Cut Bank is a rural area of about 5,008 people in Glacier County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 106 miles from Great Falls, MT and 453 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $953 a month.
5,008people
$174kTypical home
$953/moRent
78° / 31°Summer / winter
44"Snow
209Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,008 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 453 mi to Seattle, WA
- 106 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 84 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,099/mo)
- Median rent $953/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to FCA airport
- 237 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,157 ft
- 440 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 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
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 82 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of Montana districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 140 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 79 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 108 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Glacier County: D+20 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk