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Country around Fishtail is a rural area of about 496 people in Stillwater County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 65 miles from Billings, MT and 332 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 63°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 168 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $552k and rent runs about $1k a month.
496people
$552kTypical home
$1,292/moRent
63° / 22°Summer / winter
168"Snow
216Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 496 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 332 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 65 mi to Billings, MT
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $552k (≈$3,480/mo)
- Median rent $1,292/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 63°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 168" of snow a year
- 46 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (425 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (795 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 18% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to COD airport
- 332 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 247 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,866 ft
- 618 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 17 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Montana districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 62 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stillwater County: R+62 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk