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Country around Roundup is a rural area of about 4,690 people in Musselshell County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 51 miles from Billings, MT and 432 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $241k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,690people
$241kTypical home
$1,196/moRent
88° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
222Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,690 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 432 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 51 mi to Billings, MT
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $241k (≈$1,521/mo)
- Median rent $1,196/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (291 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to BIL airport
- 426 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,468 ft
- 647 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 48 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Montana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 48 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Musselshell County: R+72 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.