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Klein is a tiny town of 340 people in Musselshell County, Montana. It's about 42 miles from Billings, MT and 424 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $277k and rent runs about $1k a month.
340people
$277kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
88° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
222Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 340
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 26 people per sq mi
- 424 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 42 mi to Billings, MT
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $277k (≈$1,746/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (272 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (291 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 23% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to BIL airport
- 423 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,366 ft
- 649 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 39 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 25 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Montana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Musselshell County: R+72 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.