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Rockvale is a tiny town of 350 people in Carbon County, Montana. It's about 24 miles from Billings, MT and 362 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $421k and rent runs about $844 a month.
350people
$421kTypical home
$844/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
44"Snow
216Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 350
- Part of a metro area
- About 211 people per sq mi
- 362 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 24 mi to Billings, MT
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $421k (≈$2,654/mo)
- Median rent $844/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (243 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 26% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to BIL airport
- 362 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 213 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,511 ft
- 652 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 80 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Montana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+32 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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.