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Country around Divide is a rural area of about 293 people in Silver Bow County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 67 miles from Helena, MT and 350 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $358k and rent runs about $994 a month.
293people
$358kTypical home
$994/moRent
74° / 25°Summer / winter
17"Snow
220Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 293 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 350 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 67 mi to Helena, MT
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $358k (≈$2,257/mo)
- Median rent $994/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 49
- 18% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BTM airport
- 227 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 184 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,477 ft
- 463 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 29 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Montana districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Silver Bow County: D+7 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.