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Lewistown is a big small town of 6,087 people in Fergus County, Montana. It's about 92 miles from Great Falls, MT and 451 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 95 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,087people
$198kTypical home
$1,007/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
95"Snow
219Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,087
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,064 people per sq mi
- 451 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 92 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 92 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,251/mo)
- Median rent $1,007/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 95" of snow a year
- 32 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (585 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,072 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 95 mi to GTF airport
- 380 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 153 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,127 ft
- 597 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 61 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 113 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 78 mi to the nearest vet
- 78 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 90 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fergus 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk