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Country around Martinsdale is a rural area of about 412 people in Meagher County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Bozeman, MT and 398 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $1k a month.
412people
$187kTypical home
$1,263/moRent
79° / 34°Summer / winter
57"Snow
212Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 412 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 398 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 60 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,180/mo)
- Median rent $1,263/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 15% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to BZN airport
- 344 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 190 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,437 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Montana districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 56 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meagher County: R+54 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.