Living in Unionville, MT
Unionville is a tiny town of 412 people in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. It's about 5 miles from Helena, MT and 399 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $486k and rent runs about $1k a month.
412people
$486kTypical home
$1,102/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
36"Snow
199Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
Is Unionville right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 412
- Part of a metro area
- About 322 people per sq mi
- 399 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 5 mi to Helena, MT
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $486k (≈$3,062/mo)
- Median rent $1,102/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 199 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 166 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 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 (402 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,746 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to HLN airport
- 267 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,033 ft
- 484 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Montana districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 44 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lewis and Clark County: R+6 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.