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White Sulphur Springs is a tiny town of 957 people in Meagher County, Montana. It's about 53 miles from Helena, MT and 402 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 97 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $248k and rent runs about $1k a month.
957people
$248kTypical home
$1,315/moRent
82° / 33°Summer / winter
97"Snow
212Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 957
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 967 people per sq mi
- 402 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 53 mi to Helena, MT
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $248k (≈$1,563/mo)
- Median rent $1,315/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 212 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 153 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 97" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (100 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (299 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 10% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to HLN airport
- 321 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 170 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,040 ft
- 538 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 53 mi to the nearest vet
- 50 mi to the nearest dog park
- 61 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Meagher County: R+54 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.