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Living in Saddle Butte, MT

Saddle Butte is a tiny town of 225 people in Hill County, Montana. It's about 104 miles from Great Falls, MT and 547 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $439k and rent runs about $776 a month.

225people
$439kTypical home
$776/moRent
86° / 28°Summer / winter
38"Snow
222Sunny days
89Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Tiny town of 225
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 90 people per sq mi
  • 547 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
  • 104 mi to Great Falls, MT
  • 104 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $439k (≈$2,769/mo)
  • Median rent $776/mo
  • Median household income $147k
  • Property tax about 0.7% of value
  • 6.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 86°F
  • Winter highs around 28°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
  • 222 sunny days a year (58 totally clear)
  • 143 cloudy days a year
  • 48 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 89 days a year with rain or snow
  • 38" of snow a year
  • 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 2 days a year over 100°F
  • 56 nights a year below 10°F
  • Windier than most places

Safety

  • Above-average violent crime (539 per 100k), county-wide
  • Above-average property crime (2,179 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 39
  • 38% of households have kids
  • 19% are 65 or older
  • 18% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 17 min
  • 5% walk or take transit to work
  • 6 mi to HVR airport
  • 369 mi to GEG (major hub)
  • 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 82% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1983
  • 87% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 2,697 ft
  • 577 mi to the ocean
  • 92 mi to a big lake
  • 92 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 25 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 15 mi to the nearest campground
  • 1 golf course within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 13 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 14 bars within 25 mi
  • 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 6 museums within 25 mi
  • 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 32 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 29% of Montana districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 204 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 6 mi to the nearest vet
  • 67 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 2 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Hill County: R+18 in 2024
  • Montana: R+20 in 2024

Natural hazards

  • Very low hurricane risk
  • Very low tornado risk
  • Very low wildfire risk
  • Very low earthquake risk
  • Very low flood risk
  • Moderate drought risk
  • High winter storm risk
  • Very low heat wave risk
  • Very low volcano risk

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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