Living in Wibaux, MT
Wibaux is a tiny town of 672 people in Wibaux County, Montana. It's about 161 miles from Minot, ND and 500 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $934 a month.
672people
$96kTypical home
$934/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
38"Snow
242Sunny days
73Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 672
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 626 people per sq mi
- 500 mi to Denver, CO
- 161 mi to Minot, ND
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$604/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 73 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 60 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (419 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 33% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to GDV airport
- 493 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,648 ft
- 836 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 166 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 161 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 165 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Wibaux County: R+72 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk