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Country around Malta is a rural area of about 2,737 people in Phillips County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 158 miles from Billings, MT and 540 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $192k and rent runs about $584 a month.
2,737people
$192kTypical home
$584/moRent
86° / 29°Summer / winter
28"Snow
230Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,737 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 540 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 158 mi to Billings, MT
- 158 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $192k (≈$1,209/mo)
- Median rent $584/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (545 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 28% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to GGW airport
- 450 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,454 ft
- 662 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 114 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 85 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 105 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Montana districts (reading)
- 23 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 169 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 92 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phillips County: R+63 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
- 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.