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Winifred is a tiny town of 263 people in Fergus County, Montana. It's about 90 miles from Great Falls, MT and 486 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $529 a month.
263people
$178kTypical home
$529/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
44"Snow
219Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 263
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 502 people per sq mi
- 486 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 90 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 90 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,123/mo)
- Median rent $529/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 219 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 146 cloudy days a year
- 47 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (419 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (830 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 27% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to HVR airport
- 380 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,212 ft
- 595 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 55 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Montana districts (reading)
- 32 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 144 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 63 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 69 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fergus County: R+51 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
- 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.