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Country around Sunburst is a rural area of about 757 people in Toole County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Great Falls, MT and 490 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 63 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $1k a month.
757people
$165kTypical home
$1,094/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
63"Snow
216Sunny days
76Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 757 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 490 mi to Seattle, WA
- 97 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 97 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $1,094/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 76 days a year with rain or snow
- 63" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (474 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,067 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 21
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 22% walk or take transit to work
- 98 mi to HVR airport
- 275 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,406 ft
- 477 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- 72 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 93 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 5% of Montana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 166 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 90 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 99 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Toole County: R+56 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk