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Hardin is a small town of 3,742 people in Big Horn County, Montana. It's about 46 miles from Billings, MT and 406 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $771 a month.
3,742people
$147kTypical home
$771/moRent
91° / 36°Summer / winter
28"Snow
233Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,742
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,259 people per sq mi
- 406 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 46 mi to Billings, MT
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$928/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 8 days a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (531 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,429 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to BIL airport
- 407 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 176 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,897 ft
- 705 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 42 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 79 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Big Horn County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk