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Willow Creek is a tiny town of 181 people in Gallatin County, Montana. It's about 30 miles from Bozeman, MT and 348 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $2k a month.
181people
$450kTypical home
$1,694/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
53"Snow
205Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 181
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 66 people per sq mi
- 348 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 30 mi to Bozeman, MT
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,838/mo)
- Median rent $1,694/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 205 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 160 cloudy days a year
- 50 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (355 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,232 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 23% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to BZN airport
- 273 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 196 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,183 ft
- 518 mi to the ocean
- 39 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of Montana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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.