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Fort Shaw is a tiny town of 207 people in Cascade County, Montana. It's about 24 miles from Great Falls, MT and 464 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $185k and rent runs about $939 a month.
207people
$185kTypical home
$939/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
47"Snow
220Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 207
- Part of a metro area
- About 36 people per sq mi
- 464 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 24 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $185k (≈$1,163/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (561 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to GTF airport
- 267 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,521 ft
- 483 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 92 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Montana districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 107 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cascade County: R+22 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
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.