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Country around Nashua is a rural area of about 1,023 people in Valley County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 201 miles from Billings, MT and 587 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $216k and rent runs about $900 a month.
1,023people
$216kTypical home
$900/moRent
85° / 24°Summer / winter
42"Snow
230Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,023 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 587 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 201 mi to Billings, MT
- 120 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $216k (≈$1,362/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 66 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GGW airport
- 524 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,592 ft
- 734 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 112 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 178 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Montana districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 207 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 107 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Valley 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk