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Ryegate is a tiny town of 273 people in Golden Valley County, Montana. It's about 49 miles from Billings, MT and 404 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 61 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $148k and rent runs about $813 a month.
273people
$148kTypical home
$813/moRent
86° / 38°Summer / winter
61"Snow
222Sunny days
75Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 273
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 362 people per sq mi
- 404 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 49 mi to Billings, MT
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $148k (≈$930/mo)
- Median rent $813/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 222 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 143 cloudy days a year
- 46 of 90 winter days are gray
- 75 days a year with rain or snow
- 61" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 62
- 17% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to BIL airport
- 390 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 180 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1946
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,655 ft
- 619 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 65 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 47 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Golden Valley County: R+72 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