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Winnett is a tiny town of 204 people in Petroleum County, Montana. It's about 85 miles from Billings, MT and 466 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $810 a month.
204people
$176kTypical home
$810/moRent
87° / 37°Summer / winter
43"Snow
219Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 204
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 200 people per sq mi
- 466 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 85 mi to Billings, MT
- 85 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,110/mo)
- Median rent $810/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 55
- 17% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 26% walk or take transit to work
- 83 mi to BIL airport
- 432 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 2,930 ft
- 649 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 35 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
- 82 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 97 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 72 mi to the nearest vet
- 81 mi to the nearest dog park
- 84 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Petroleum County: R+76 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.