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Whitewater is a tiny town of 105 people in Phillips County, Montana. It's about 190 miles from Great Falls, MT and 591 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $198k and rent runs about $270 a month.
105people
$198kTypical home
$270/moRent
84° / 25°Summer / winter
10"Snow
230Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 105
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 99 people per sq mi
- 591 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 190 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 187 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $198k (≈$1,246/mo)
- Median rent $270/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (60 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 68 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (308 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (545 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to GGW airport
- 463 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 60 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,369 ft
- 669 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 160 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 103 mi to the nearest ski area
- 36 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 121 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Montana districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 52 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 221 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 120 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Phillips County: R+63 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.