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Wisdom is a tiny town of 110 people in Beaverhead County, Montana. It's about 92 miles from Missoula, MT and 343 miles from Salt Lake City, UT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 78°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $308k and rent runs about $550 a month.
110people
$308kTypical home
$550/moRent
78° / 26°Summer / winter
51"Snow
221Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 110
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 109 people per sq mi
- 343 mi to Salt Lake City, UT
- 92 mi to Missoula, MT
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $308k (≈$1,944/mo)
- Median rent $550/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 78°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 221 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 144 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 92 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (247 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (196 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to SMN airport
- 197 mi to BOI (major hub)
- 196 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,063 ft
- 439 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 37 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 92 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 48 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Beaverhead County: R+43 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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.