Living in Gallatin Gateway, MT
Gallatin Gateway is a tiny town of 933 people in Gallatin County, Montana. It's about 9 miles from Bozeman, MT and 334 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $814k and rent runs about $2k a month.
933people
$814kTypical home
$1,589/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
81"Snow
205Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 933
- Part of a metro area
- About 160 people per sq mi
- 334 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 9 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $814k (≈$5,136/mo)
- Median rent $1,589/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,232 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BZN airport
- 284 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 219 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,984 ft
- 543 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 109 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of Montana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gallatin County: D+3 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- 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