Living in Hingham, MT
Hingham is a tiny town of 127 people in Hill County, Montana. It's about 83 miles from Great Falls, MT and 543 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $135k and rent runs about $776 a month.
127people
$135kTypical home
$776/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
24"Snow
216Sunny days
58Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 127
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 738 people per sq mi
- 543 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 83 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 83 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $135k (≈$851/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 58 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,179 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to HVR airport
- 334 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 128 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1947
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,022 ft
- 542 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 74 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 35 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Montana districts (reading)
- 31 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 199 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hill County: R+18 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.