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Dillon is a small town of 4,085 people in Beaverhead County, Montana. It's about 83 miles from Bozeman, MT and 309 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $864 a month.
4,085people
$257kTypical home
$864/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
11"Snow
220Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,085
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,152 people per sq mi
- 309 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 83 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,619/mo)
- Median rent $864/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (204 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (267 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 22% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to BTM airport
- 211 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 225 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,099 ft
- 485 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 90 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Beaverhead County: R+43 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk