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Muddy is a tiny town of 724 people in Big Horn County, Montana. It's about 87 miles from Billings, MT and 413 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $701 a month.
724people
$164kTypical home
$701/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
50"Snow
233Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 724
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 25 people per sq mi
- 413 mi to Denver, CO
- 87 mi to Billings, MT
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,033/mo)
- Median rent $701/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (613 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,171 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 18
- 46% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to SHR airport
- 409 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 181 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,671 ft
- 747 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 55 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Montana districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 76 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 84 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Big Horn County: Purple — split almost evenly
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.