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Country around Saco is a rural area of about 525 people in Phillips County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 193 miles from Great Falls, MT and 579 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $537 a month.
525people
$143kTypical home
$537/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
16"Snow
230Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 525 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 579 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 193 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 175 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$904/mo)
- Median rent $537/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 71 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (545 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 22% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to GGW airport
- 471 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,241 ft
- 679 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 153 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 126 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Montana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 40 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 206 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 45 mi to the nearest vet
- 101 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phillips County: R+63 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk