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Three Forks is a small town of 1,919 people in Gallatin County, Montana. It's about 28 miles from Bozeman, MT and 354 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $396k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,919people
$396kTypical home
$1,330/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
30"Snow
205Sunny days
82Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,919
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,334 people per sq mi
- 354 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 28 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $396k (≈$2,496/mo)
- Median rent $1,330/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 82 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 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 41
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to BZN airport
- 280 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 193 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,078 ft
- 521 mi to the ocean
- 33 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 27 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 28 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