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Country around Shepherd is a rural area of about 3,940 people in Yellowstone County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 21 miles from Billings, MT and 407 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,940people
$376kTypical home
$1,744/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
41"Snow
222Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,940 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 407 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 21 mi to Billings, MT
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,373/mo)
- Median rent $1,744/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (672 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,192 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to BIL airport
- 407 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 168 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,291 ft
- 664 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 43 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Montana districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yellowstone County: R+27 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk