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Shepherd is a tiny town of 353 people in Yellowstone County, Montana. It's about 15 miles from Billings, MT and 400 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $1k a month.
353people
$232kTypical home
$1,131/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
37"Snow
216Sunny days
87Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 353
- Part of a metro area
- About 159 people per sq mi
- 400 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 15 mi to Billings, MT
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,463/mo)
- Median rent $1,131/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 216 sunny days a year (57 totally clear)
- 149 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 87 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (672 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,192 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to BIL airport
- 400 mi to SLC (major hub)
- 175 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,104 ft
- 667 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 118 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Montana districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Yellowstone County: R+27 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- 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.