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Country around Fort Shaw is a rural area of about 705 people in Cascade County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 25 miles from Great Falls, MT and 469 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $271k and rent runs about $939 a month.
705people
$271kTypical home
$939/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
48"Snow
220Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 705 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 469 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 25 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $271k (≈$1,711/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (561 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 33% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to GTF airport
- 266 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,776 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 90 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Montana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cascade County: R+22 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.