Sheridan
Montana

What stands out

Three things set Sheridan County apart from the other 3,142 counties: the average temperature is in the bottom 2% of American counties (41°F), the restaurant count per person is in the top 2% of American counties (2.5 per 1,000), and unemployment is in the bottom 3% of American counties (1.9%). Within Montana it ranks 6th of 56 counties for the average temperature, counting from the bottom.

Where you are

You live in Sheridan County, Montana. 3,700 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.6% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -33).

Montana has no sales tax and a two-bracket income tax with a top rate of 5.65% for 2026. It taxes Social Security above income thresholds. Home prices in Bozeman, Missoula and the Flathead Valley roughly doubled between 2019 and 2023 as remote workers arrived, and the state passed a package of zoning reforms in 2023 to add housing supply. Wildfire smoke is now a regular late-summer feature.

Money

The typical household here brings in $67,457 a year, higher than 69% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $48,594. Unemployment runs 1.9%, lower than 97% of American counties. 5% of workers work from home; for the rest the average commute is 15 minutes each way.

Montana takes 5.0% of that median income in state income tax, about $3,360 a year.

Home

The median home costs $182K, cheaper than 71% of American counties, about 1.4 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $642 a month. Property tax is 1.20% of home value, roughly $1,459 a year on that median home, higher than 72% of American counties. 77% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.3 per 1,000 residents, lower than 79% of American counties.

A child born here can expect to live 77.3 years, longer than 67% of American counties. There is 1 active physician in the county, about 2.7 per 10,000 people. 13.9% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

Local students test at grade level 2.97 where 3.0 is national grade level, lower than 64% of American counties. 90% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 25 points. 77% of eligible voters turned out. Under Montana law you can carry a concealed handgun without a permit, abortion is protected by state law, and marijuana is legal for adults.

Weather and risk

The year averages 41°F, highs near 53 and lows near 29, colder than 98% of American counties. About 15 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 8 out of 100, safer than 92% of American counties; the county has had 6 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

Home internet averages 154 Mbps down, slower than 69% of American counties. There is 1 airport in the county, counting general aviation. For a night or a weekend out: 2.5 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people, 1 brewery.