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Hinsdale is a tiny town of 233 people in Valley County, Montana. It's about 193 miles from Billings, MT and 578 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $573 a month.
233people
$110kTypical home
$573/moRent
86° / 28°Summer / winter
35"Snow
230Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 233
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 36 people per sq mi
- 578 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 193 mi to Billings, MT
- 159 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$691/mo)
- Median rent $573/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (465 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to GGW airport
- 486 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,129 ft
- 695 mi to the ocean
- 37 mi to a big lake
- 147 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 6 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
- 140 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of Montana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 202 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 86 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 77 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Valley County: R+51 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk