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Malta is a small town of 2,100 people in Phillips County, Montana. It's about 169 miles from Great Falls, MT and 560 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $584 a month.
2,100people
$161kTypical home
$584/moRent
86° / 29°Summer / winter
13"Snow
230Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,100
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,955 people per sq mi
- 560 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 169 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 169 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,014/mo)
- Median rent $584/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (545 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to GGW airport
- 449 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1967
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,254 ft
- 659 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 131 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 36 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 104 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 191 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 60 mi to the nearest vet
- 106 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phillips County: R+63 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
- 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.