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Country around Wyola is a rural area of about 801 people in Big Horn County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 77 miles from Billings, MT and 379 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $652 a month.
801people
$143kTypical home
$652/moRent
87° / 36°Summer / winter
64"Snow
233Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 801 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 379 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 77 mi to Billings, MT
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$904/mo)
- Median rent $652/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (613 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,171 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 53% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to SHR airport
- 379 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 217 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,492 ft
- 733 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of Montana districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 74 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Big Horn County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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
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.