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Country around Moore is a rural area of about 597 people in Fergus County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 89 miles from Billings, MT and 434 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 73 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $264k and rent runs about $825 a month.
597people
$264kTypical home
$825/moRent
77° / 33°Summer / winter
73"Snow
222Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 597 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 434 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 89 mi to Billings, MT
- 89 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $264k (≈$1,662/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 73" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 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 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 88 mi to BIL airport
- 375 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,542 ft
- 593 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 89 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of Montana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 100 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 84 mi to the nearest vet
- 84 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 88 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.