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Country around Mc Allister is a rural area of about 428 people in Madison County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 39 miles from Bozeman, MT and 327 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $572k and rent runs about $1k a month.
428people
$572kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
52"Snow
205Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 428 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 327 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 39 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $572k (≈$3,608/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 24 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (455 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 17% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to BZN airport
- 255 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 214 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,696 ft
- 516 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Montana districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+45 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High 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.