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Living in West Yellowstone, MT

West Yellowstone is a small town of 1,474 people in Gallatin County, Montana. It's about 71 miles from Bozeman, MT and 272 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 167 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $504k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,474people
$504kTypical home
$1,045/moRent
80° / 27°Summer / winter
167"Snow
211Sunny days
109Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,474
  • A standalone small town, not a suburb
  • About 1,623 people per sq mi
  • 272 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
  • 71 mi to Bozeman, MT
  • 67 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $504k (≈$3,180/mo)
  • Median rent $1,045/mo
  • Median household income $76k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 80°F
  • Winter highs around 27°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
  • 211 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
  • 154 cloudy days a year
  • 53 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 109 days a year with rain or snow
  • 167" of snow a year
  • 50 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 93 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Low violent crime (286 per 100k)
  • Low property crime (963 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 31
  • 27% of households have kids
  • 10% are 65 or older
  • 33% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 13 min
  • 9% walk or take transit to work
  • 2 mi to WYS airport
  • 265 mi to BOI (major hub)
  • 280 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 48% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1986
  • 94% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 6,674 ft
  • 569 mi to the ocean
  • 7 mi to a big lake
  • 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 41 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 mi to the nearest campground
  • 1 golf course within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • Few or no bars within 25 mi
  • 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 5 museums within 25 mi
  • No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 70 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the bottom 43% of Montana districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 45 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 66 mi to the nearest vet
  • 6 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 67 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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