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Country around Sheridan is a rural area of about 2,029 people in Madison County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Bozeman, MT and 323 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $382k and rent runs about $942 a month.
2,029people
$382kTypical home
$942/moRent
73° / 26°Summer / winter
57"Snow
220Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,029 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 323 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 52 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $382k (≈$2,411/mo)
- Median rent $942/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (455 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 15% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to BTM airport
- 243 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 213 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,602 ft
- 506 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Montana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+45 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk