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Highwood is a tiny town of 205 people in Chouteau County, Montana. It's about 26 miles from Great Falls, MT and 475 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $536 a month.
205people
$200kTypical home
$536/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
39"Snow
220Sunny days
63Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 205
- Part of a metro area
- About 40 people per sq mi
- 475 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 26 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $536/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 63 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 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 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to GTF airport
- 315 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 127 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,681 ft
- 530 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Montana districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 132 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.