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Country around Harlowton is a rural area of about 1,530 people in Wheatland County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Bozeman, MT and 406 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $186k and rent runs about $747 a month.
1,530people
$186kTypical home
$747/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
20"Snow
222Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,530 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 406 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 78 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $186k (≈$1,173/mo)
- Median rent $747/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 31% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 77 mi to BZN airport
- 368 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 194 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,311 ft
- 587 mi to the ocean
- 76 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 47 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Montana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 77 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wheatland County: R+58 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk