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Hot Springs is a tiny town of 557 people in Sanders County, Montana. It's about 59 miles from Missoula, MT and 358 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $725 a month.
557people
$151kTypical home
$725/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
41"Snow
175Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 557
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,451 people per sq mi
- 358 mi to Seattle, WA
- 59 mi to Missoula, MT
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$952/mo)
- Median rent $725/mo
- Median household income $21k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (289 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 14% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 52 mi to FCA airport
- 133 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,864 ft
- 350 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 59 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sanders County: R+55 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk