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Hamilton is a big small town of 5,101 people in Ravalli County, Montana. It's about 43 miles from Missoula, MT and 394 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $947 a month.
5,101people
$310kTypical home
$947/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
37"Snow
182Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,101
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2,005 people per sq mi
- 394 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 43 mi to Missoula, MT
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,955/mo)
- Median rent $947/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (441 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,782 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 18% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 46 mi to MSO airport
- 185 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 155 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,566 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 47 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ravalli County: R+41 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk