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Country around Darby is a rural area of about 2,148 people in Ravalli County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Missoula, MT and 362 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 71°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $438k and rent runs about $961 a month.
2,148people
$438kTypical home
$961/moRent
71° / 21°Summer / winter
65"Snow
198Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,148 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 362 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 78 mi to Missoula, MT
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $438k (≈$2,761/mo)
- Median rent $961/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 71°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 198 sunny days a year (81 totally clear)
- 167 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 14% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to SMN airport
- 181 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 190 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,540 ft
- 403 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 78 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Montana districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 76 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ravalli County: R+41 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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