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Hillside Colony is a tiny town of 245 people in Toole County, Montana. It's about 108 miles from Great Falls, MT and 481 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 62 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $826 a month.
245people
$218kTypical home
$826/moRent
82° / 32°Summer / winter
62"Snow
209Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 245
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 734 people per sq mi
- 481 mi to Seattle, WA
- 108 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 108 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,377/mo)
- Median rent $826/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 62" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (474 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,067 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 16
- 48% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 108 mi to GTF airport
- 268 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 64 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,596 ft
- 468 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 105 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Montana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 167 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 103 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 109 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Toole County: R+56 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.