Living in Walkerville, MT
Walkerville is a tiny town of 733 people in Silver Bow County, Montana. It's about 46 miles from Helena, MT and 365 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $149k and rent runs about $1k a month.
733people
$149kTypical home
$1,188/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
43"Snow
199Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 733
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 329 people per sq mi
- 365 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 46 mi to Helena, MT
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $149k (≈$938/mo)
- Median rent $1,188/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 199 sunny days a year (68 totally clear)
- 166 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 63 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to BTM airport
- 249 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 169 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,296 ft
- 472 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Montana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Silver Bow County: D+7 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.