Living in Sedan, MT
Sedan is a tiny town of 182 people in Gallatin County, Montana. It's about 21 miles from Bozeman, MT and 362 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $668k and rent runs about $1k a month.
182people
$668kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
81° / 30°Summer / winter
49"Snow
205Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 182
- Part of a metro area
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 362 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 21 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $668k (≈$4,210/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,232 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to BZN airport
- 310 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 204 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,676 ft
- 551 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 78 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 40 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 19 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Montana districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Gallatin County: D+3 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High 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.