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Manhattan is a small town of 2,288 people in Gallatin County, Montana. It's about 18 miles from Bozeman, MT and 352 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $518k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,288people
$518kTypical home
$1,585/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
45"Snow
205Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,288
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,304 people per sq mi
- 352 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 18 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $518k (≈$3,265/mo)
- Median rent $1,585/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (224 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,000 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to BZN airport
- 288 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 199 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,246 ft
- 532 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 113 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 52 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gallatin County: D+3 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk