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Fort Benton is a small town of 1,474 people in Chouteau County, Montana. It's about 38 miles from Great Falls, MT and 491 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $736 a month.
1,474people
$248kTypical home
$736/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
38"Snow
220Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,474
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 643 people per sq mi
- 491 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 38 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,561/mo)
- Median rent $736/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (643 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 30% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to GTF airport
- 320 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,654 ft
- 534 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 148 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chouteau County: R+32 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk