IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in Pleasant Valley Colony, MT
Pleasant Valley Colony is a tiny town of 137 people in Cascade County, Montana. It's about 16 miles from Great Falls, MT and 455 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 67 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $265k and rent runs about $939 a month.
137people
$265kTypical home
$939/moRent
82° / 35°Summer / winter
67"Snow
220Sunny days
95Rain/snow days
Is Pleasant Valley Colony right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 137
- Part of a metro area
- About 550 people per sq mi
- 455 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 16 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $265k (≈$1,673/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (63 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 95 days a year with rain or snow
- 67" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (561 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 42% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to GTF airport
- 304 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,200 ft
- 520 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Montana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cascade County: R+22 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.