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Country around Hinsdale is a rural area of about 439 people in Valley County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 197 miles from Billings, MT and 582 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $582 a month.
439people
$109kTypical home
$582/moRent
86° / 27°Summer / winter
36"Snow
230Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 439 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 0 people per sq mi
- 582 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 197 mi to Billings, MT
- 157 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$685/mo)
- Median rent $582/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to GGW airport
- 487 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,218 ft
- 696 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 148 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 142 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Montana districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 206 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 88 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 78 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Valley County: R+51 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk