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Great Falls is a mid-size city of 60,329 people in Cascade County, Montana. It's part of the Great Falls, MT area. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $257k and rent runs about $900 a month.
60,329people
$257kTypical home
$900/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
67"Snow
220Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 60,329
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,608 people per sq mi
- 466 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- In the Great Falls, MT area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $257k (≈$1,621/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (629 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,614 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to GTF airport
- 291 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 110 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,333 ft
- 507 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 54 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 126 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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