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Country around Lewistown is a rural area of about 9,135 people in Fergus County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 96 miles from Great Falls, MT and 458 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 85 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $970 a month.
9,135people
$242kTypical home
$970/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
85"Snow
219Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 9,135 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 458 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 96 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 96 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,528/mo)
- Median rent $970/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 85" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (419 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (830 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 99 mi to BIL airport
- 386 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,004 ft
- 603 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Montana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 79 mi to the nearest vet
- 79 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 95 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fergus 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk