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Lockwood is a big small town of 7,181 people in Yellowstone County, Montana. It's about 8 miles from Billings, MT and 392 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,181people
$235kTypical home
$1,138/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
42"Snow
216Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,181
- Part of a metro area
- About 559 people per sq mi
- 392 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 8 mi to Billings, MT
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,484/mo)
- Median rent $1,138/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (672 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,192 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to BIL airport
- 392 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 183 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,078 ft
- 667 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 64 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 126 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 67 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 13 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 34% of Montana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yellowstone County: R+27 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk