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Montana City is a small town of 3,092 people in Jefferson County, Montana. It's about 7 miles from Helena, MT and 397 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $571k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,092people
$571kTypical home
$2,077/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
36"Snow
212Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,092
- Part of a metro area
- About 91 people per sq mi
- 397 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 7 mi to Helena, MT
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $571k (≈$3,602/mo)
- Median rent $2,077/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (454 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (845 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 44% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to HLN airport
- 274 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 146 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,488 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 58 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 24 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Montana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+37 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