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Country around Winnett is a rural area of about 395 people in Petroleum County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 95 miles from Billings, MT and 477 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $195k and rent runs about $800 a month.
395people
$195kTypical home
$800/moRent
87° / 34°Summer / winter
40"Snow
219Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 395 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 0 people per sq mi
- 477 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 95 mi to Billings, MT
- 95 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $195k (≈$1,232/mo)
- Median rent $800/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 52
- 19% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 25% walk or take transit to work
- 93 mi to BIL airport
- 436 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 104 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,104 ft
- 653 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- 92 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 45 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 75 mi to the nearest vet
- 91 mi to the nearest dog park
- 94 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Petroleum County: R+76 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk