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South Hills is a tiny town of 620 people in Jefferson County, Montana. It's about 3 miles from Helena, MT and 399 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 37 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $704k and rent runs about $925 a month.
620people
$704kTypical home
$925/moRent
82° / 29°Summer / winter
37"Snow
212Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 620
- Part of a metro area
- About 106 people per sq mi
- 399 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 3 mi to Helena, MT
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $704k (≈$4,438/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $168k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 37" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (454 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (845 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to HLN airport
- 271 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,836 ft
- 488 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 22 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Montana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+37 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.