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Country around Nye is a rural area of about 250 people in Stillwater County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 61 miles from Bozeman, MT and 338 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 74 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $364k and rent runs about $496 a month.
250people
$364kTypical home
$496/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
74"Snow
216Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 250 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 338 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 61 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 61 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $364k (≈$2,294/mo)
- Median rent $496/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 74" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (425 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (795 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 20% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 67 mi to BZN airport
- 338 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 245 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,092 ft
- 608 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 60 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 54 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 60 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Stillwater County: R+62 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk