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Country around Grass Range is a rural area of about 409 people in Petroleum County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 86 miles from Billings, MT and 461 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $850 a month.
409people
$176kTypical home
$850/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
49"Snow
219Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 409 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 461 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 86 mi to Billings, MT
- 86 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,108/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 57
- 16% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 84 mi to BIL airport
- 415 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,514 ft
- 632 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 91 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 85 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Montana districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 83 mi to the nearest vet
- 83 mi to the nearest dog park
- 85 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Petroleum County: R+76 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.