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Geraldine is a tiny town of 317 people in Chouteau County, Montana. It's about 49 miles from Great Falls, MT and 479 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $569 a month.
317people
$106kTypical home
$569/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
38"Snow
220Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 317
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 553 people per sq mi
- 479 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 49 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$670/mo)
- Median rent $569/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (68 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (643 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to GTF airport
- 338 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 148 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,150 ft
- 554 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 135 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 24 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 47 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