Living in Country around Ulm, MT
Country around Ulm is a rural area of about 772 people in Cascade County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 13 miles from Great Falls, MT and 460 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $322k and rent runs about $2k a month.
772people
$322kTypical home
$2,196/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
65"Snow
220Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 772 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 460 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 13 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $322k (≈$2,028/mo)
- Median rent $2,196/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 20 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 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to GTF airport
- 279 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,363 ft
- 495 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 85 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Montana districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 116 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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