Living in Moore, MT
Moore is a tiny town of 224 people in Fergus County, Montana. It's about 84 miles from Great Falls, MT and 442 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $794 a month.
224people
$183kTypical home
$794/moRent
82° / 37°Summer / winter
67"Snow
222Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 224
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 767 people per sq mi
- 442 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 84 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 84 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,154/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (419 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (830 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 26% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 86 mi to GTF airport
- 370 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 166 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,157 ft
- 587 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 49 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 85 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 3% of Montana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 106 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 74 mi to the nearest vet
- 74 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 82 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