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Country around Simms is a rural area of about 334 people in Cascade County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 32 miles from Great Falls, MT and 461 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $238k and rent runs about $939 a month.
334people
$238kTypical home
$939/moRent
81° / 36°Summer / winter
47"Snow
220Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 334 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 461 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 32 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $238k (≈$1,498/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (561 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to GTF airport
- 260 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1949
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,960 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 100 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Montana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 99 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cascade County: R+22 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.