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Fort Peck is a tiny town of 280 people in Valley County, Montana. It's about 182 miles from Billings, MT and 568 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $274k and rent runs about $767 a month.
280people
$274kTypical home
$767/moRent
89° / 28°Summer / winter
41"Snow
230Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 280
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 314 people per sq mi
- 568 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 182 mi to Billings, MT
- 130 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $274k (≈$1,727/mo)
- Median rent $767/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 28% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to GGW airport
- 514 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,192 ft
- 726 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 107 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 149 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 169 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Montana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 188 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 103 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Valley County: R+51 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.