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Fairfield is a tiny town of 759 people in Teton County, Montana. It's about 33 miles from Great Falls, MT and 473 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $674 a month.
759people
$217kTypical home
$674/moRent
80° / 36°Summer / winter
47"Snow
220Sunny days
69Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 759
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,410 people per sq mi
- 473 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 33 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,371/mo)
- Median rent $674/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 69 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (425 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to GTF airport
- 259 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,980 ft
- 474 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 95 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Teton County: R+45 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