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Virginia City is a tiny town of 129 people in Madison County, Montana. It's about 50 miles from Bozeman, MT and 312 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $352k and rent runs about $1k a month.
129people
$352kTypical home
$1,000/moRent
82° / 36°Summer / winter
65"Snow
205Sunny days
93Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 129
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 136 people per sq mi
- 312 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 50 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $352k (≈$2,219/mo)
- Median rent $1,000/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 36°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 93 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 28 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 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 60
- 16% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to BZN airport
- 243 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 226 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,932 ft
- 515 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13 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
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 14% of Montana districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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
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.