Living in Twin Bridges, MT
Twin Bridges is a tiny town of 201 people in Madison County, Montana. It's about 63 miles from Bozeman, MT and 330 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $991 a month.
201people
$237kTypical home
$991/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
25"Snow
220Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 201
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 198 people per sq mi
- 330 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 63 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,493/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (184 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (455 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 16% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BTM airport
- 235 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 205 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,633 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Montana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Madison County: R+45 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.