Fallon County, Montana

Fallon County has a population of 2,760 and has shrunk 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $244,800, about 3.2 times the county's median household income of $76,250.

Home price
$244,800
Income
$76,250
Population
2,760
Unemployment
0.0%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$244,800county
Median gross rent$779county
Median year homes here were built1982county
Share of homes built before 198047.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile21.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant20.6%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented30.6%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use8.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,654(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,401county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,093county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,936county
Home insurance / yr$3,215(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living95.5(statewide)
Median household income$76,250county
Family health premium / yr$22,294(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,778(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.238(statewide)
Poverty rate11.4%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home6.2%county
Unemployment rate0.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.2%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.4%county
Share of workers employed by government19.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry37.6%county
Economic output per resident$80,981county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.50%county
Top state income tax5.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax4.10%(statewide)
Combined sales tax0.00%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service78 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport26146county
Miles to nearest general aviation field2.9 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station127 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.9%county
Traffic deaths0.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.2(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher16.2%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher99.6%county
Public schools in the county7county
Public school enrollment566county
Students per full-time teacher11.1county
Free lunch eligible34.8%county
Elementary schools3county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution81 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians99county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter4.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance3.1%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year11.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year7.9%county
Frequent mental distress15.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity21.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes9.2%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population2,760county
Land area in square miles1,621county
People per square mile of land1.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store50.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020-3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents5county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Median age37.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over22.2%county
Share of households that are one person30.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.9%county
Second languages0.1%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls55.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents328county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in30county
Households that moved away68county
Average income of arriving households$39,900county
Average income of departing households$59,132county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year4county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings48.7%(statewide)
Violent crime rate424(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature44.9°Fcounty
Annual precipitation19.1 incounty
Annual snowfall36.6 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.08 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F17 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing178 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 5acounty
Frost-free days129 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 17county
Average first fall frostSep 23county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$98county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh12.9¢county
Household electricity use760 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas50.9%county
Homes heated by propane30.0%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.4%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband88.5%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk5.5county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk20.1county
Landslide risk14.7county
Hail risk25.1county
Earthquake risk7.8county
Tornado risk10.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk13.2county
Winter weather risk58.2county
Strong wind risk8.5county
Wildfire risk56.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Fallon County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Montana figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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