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Shelby is a small town of 3,216 people in Toole County, Montana. It's about 74 miles from Great Falls, MT and 488 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $893 a month.
3,216people
$233kTypical home
$893/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
39"Snow
216Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,216
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 556 people per sq mi
- 488 mi to Seattle, WA
- 74 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 74 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,467/mo)
- Median rent $893/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (474 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,067 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to GTF airport
- 269 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,379 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 84 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 146 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 72 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 75 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Toole County: R+56 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
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk