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Country around Emigrant is a rural area of about 562 people in Gallatin County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Bozeman, MT and 314 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $439k and rent runs about $2k a month.
562people
$439kTypical home
$1,694/moRent
80° / 30°Summer / winter
73"Snow
205Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 562 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 314 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 30 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $439k (≈$2,769/mo)
- Median rent $1,694/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,232 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 16% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to BZN airport
- 287 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 246 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,628 ft
- 564 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Montana districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gallatin County: D+3 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.