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Saco is a tiny town of 140 people in Phillips County, Montana. It's about 193 miles from Billings, MT and 576 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $536 a month.
140people
$75kTypical home
$536/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
22"Snow
230Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 140
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 461 people per sq mi
- 576 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 193 mi to Billings, MT
- 171 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$473/mo)
- Median rent $536/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 73 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (545 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 24% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to GGW airport
- 474 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,172 ft
- 683 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 152 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 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
- 129 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 202 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 95 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phillips County: R+63 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
- 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.