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Country around Gardiner is a rural area of about 1,030 people in Park County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 47 miles from Bozeman, MT and 305 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 77 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $593k and rent runs about $772 a month.
1,030people
$593kTypical home
$772/moRent
77° / 25°Summer / winter
77"Snow
205Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,030 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 305 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 47 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $593k (≈$3,739/mo)
- Median rent $772/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 77" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (232 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (887 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 13% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to WYS airport
- 297 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 263 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,792 ft
- 582 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Montana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 38 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Park County: R+8 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.