Sanders County, Montana

Sanders County has a population of 13,285 and has grown 13.4% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $359,000, about 6.3 times the county's median household income of $57,476.

Home price
$359,000
Income
$57,476
Population
13,285
Unemployment
6.0%

Housing

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

Median home price$359,000county
Median gross rent$820county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198036.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile17.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant19.9%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented18.7%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use10.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,654(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,115county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$878county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,337county
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$57,476county
Family health premium / yr$22,294(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$12,778(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$4.238(statewide)
Poverty rate15.4%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 home15.2%county
Unemployment rate6.0%county
Share of adults in the labor force42.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed9.8%county
Share of workers employed by government18.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry24.1%county
Economic output per resident$41,563county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate0.53%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 time22.0 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service63 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport503816county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.5 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here3county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station55 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.5%county
Traffic deaths37.6county
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 higher21.5%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.7%county
Public schools in the county16county
Public school enrollment1321county
Students per full-time teacher11.5county
Free lunch eligible91.0%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools6county
High schools4county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution50 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians77county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.7%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year13.6%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.8%county
Frequent mental distress15.4%county
No leisure-time physical activity25.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes13.3%county

Place

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

Population13,285county
Land area in square miles2,760county
People per square mile of land4.8county
Supermarkets and grocery stores6county
Convenience stores4county
Share living far from a food store11.8%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract15.9%county
Population change since 2020+13.4%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-2county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents-0county
Median age54.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.0%county
Share of residents 65 and over33.0%county
Share of households that are one person32.0%county
Share of residents born outside the United States1.7%county
Second languages5.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls27.4%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents315county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents15county
Households that moved in415county
Households that moved away327county
Average income of arriving households$75,711county
Average income of departing households$51,266county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes10(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year5,258(statewide)
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 temperature45.5°Fcounty
Annual precipitation33.5 incounty
Annual snowfall36.5 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.81 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F8 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing169 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days133 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 18county
Average first fall frostSep 28county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$117county
Electric utilities serving this county5county
Electricity price per kWh9.7¢county
Household electricity use1,202 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$9.99(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity23.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas1.0%county
Homes heated by propane21.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil4.4%county
Homes heated by wood38.5%county
Households with broadband87.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk61.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk20.0county
Landslide risk96.8county
Hail risk4.5county
Earthquake risk67.9county
Tornado risk4.7county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk31.1county
Winter weather risk88.1county
Strong wind risk7.3county
Wildfire risk91.2county

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 Sanders 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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