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Gallatin River Ranch is a tiny town of 127 people in Gallatin County, Montana. It's about 20 miles from Bozeman, MT and 355 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
127people
$1.0MTypical home
$1,694/moRent
84° / 32°Summer / winter
36"Snow
205Sunny days
89Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 127
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 18 people per sq mi
- 355 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 20 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,440/mo)
- Median rent $1,694/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 89 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 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 68
- 22% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to BZN airport
- 289 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 197 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2008
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,397 ft
- 531 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Montana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
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.