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Judith Gap is a tiny town of 140 people in Wheatland County, Montana. It's about 84 miles from Billings, MT and 422 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $110k and rent runs about $654 a month.
140people
$110kTypical home
$654/moRent
79° / 34°Summer / winter
28"Snow
222Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 140
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 422 people per sq mi
- 422 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 84 mi to Billings, MT
- 84 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $110k (≈$694/mo)
- Median rent $654/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (146 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (195 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 61
- 30% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to BIL airport
- 371 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 179 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,607 ft
- 589 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Montana districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 81 mi to the nearest vet
- 79 mi to the nearest dog park
- 83 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wheatland 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.