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Whitehall is a small town of 1,156 people in Jefferson County, Montana. It's about 50 miles from Helena, MT and 352 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $835 a month.
1,156people
$194kTypical home
$835/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
26"Snow
220Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,156
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,640 people per sq mi
- 352 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 50 mi to Helena, MT
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,224/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 220 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 145 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (454 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (845 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 36% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to BTM airport
- 258 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 185 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,360 ft
- 496 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 29 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Montana districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 59 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jefferson County: R+37 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.