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Hobson is a tiny town of 160 people in Judith Basin County, Montana. It's about 75 miles from Great Falls, MT and 442 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $538 a month.
160people
$161kTypical home
$538/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
47"Snow
219Sunny days
99Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 160
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 748 people per sq mi
- 442 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 75 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 75 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,017/mo)
- Median rent $538/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 99 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (48 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 23% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 78 mi to GTF airport
- 361 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 172 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,082 ft
- 579 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 82 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Montana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 68 mi to the nearest dog park
- 74 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Judith Basin County: R+58 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