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Glasgow is a small town of 3,190 people in Valley County, Montana. It's about 190 miles from Billings, MT and 575 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $805 a month.
3,190people
$196kTypical home
$805/moRent
86° / 24°Summer / winter
42"Snow
230Sunny days
97Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,190
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,274 people per sq mi
- 575 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 190 mi to Billings, MT
- 137 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,234/mo)
- Median rent $805/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 97 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (762 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to GGW airport
- 506 mi to GEG (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,103 ft
- 717 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 122 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 140 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 160 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 196 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 64 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 100 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