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Sand Coulee is a tiny town of 134 people in Cascade County, Montana. It's about 9 miles from Great Falls, MT and 459 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $939 a month.
134people
$213kTypical home
$939/moRent
85° / 36°Summer / winter
66"Snow
220Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 134
- Part of a metro area
- About 50 people per sq mi
- 459 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 9 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,340/mo)
- Median rent $939/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 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 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to GTF airport
- 297 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,688 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 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
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 119 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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.