Living in Country around Stockett, MT
Country around Stockett is a rural area of about 328 people in Cascade County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Great Falls, MT and 447 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 93 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $280k and rent runs about $1k a month.
328people
$280kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
93"Snow
220Sunny days
103Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 328 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 447 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 23 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $280k (≈$1,764/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 103 days a year with rain or snow
- 93" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (561 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to GTF airport
- 303 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 131 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,882 ft
- 520 mi to the ocean
- 48 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 80 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Montana districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 105 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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