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Country around Hardin is a rural area of about 5,008 people in Big Horn County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 38 miles from Billings, MT and 399 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $766 a month.
5,008people
$170kTypical home
$766/moRent
89° / 35°Summer / winter
30"Snow
233Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 5,008 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 399 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 38 mi to Billings, MT
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,071/mo)
- Median rent $766/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (613 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,171 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 30% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BIL airport
- 400 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 181 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,235 ft
- 698 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Montana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 35 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Big Horn County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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