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Country around Dillon is a rural area of about 8,343 people in Beaverhead County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 96 miles from Bozeman, MT and 300 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $311k and rent runs about $842 a month.
8,343people
$311kTypical home
$842/moRent
78° / 27°Summer / winter
28"Snow
220Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 8,343 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 300 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 96 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $311k (≈$1,964/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 38°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to SMN airport
- 197 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 233 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,519 ft
- 480 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 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
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Montana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 64 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaverhead County: R+43 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk