Wibaux
Montana

What stands out

What stands out about Wibaux County: the restaurant count per person is among the most in America (3.2 per 1,000), the home price against local income is in the bottom 2% of American counties (1.1 years of income), and natural-hazard risk is in the bottom 2% of American counties (2 of 100). Within Montana it ranks 1st of 45 counties for the restaurant count per person.

Where you are

You live in Wibaux County, Montana. 1,119 people live here with you, so most faces are familiar. The population shrank 1.8% last year, and more Americans moved out than in (net -6).

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 $58,750 a year, lower than 55% of American counties. Employers pay an average wage of $40,356. Unemployment runs 2.4%, lower than 85% of American counties. 12% of workers work from home.

Montana takes 4.9% of that median income in state income tax, about $2,868 a year.

Home

The median home costs $230K, cheaper than 52% of American counties, about 1.1 years of the median household's income. A two-bedroom rents for around $1,548 a month. Property tax is 0.69% of home value, roughly $700 a year on that median home, lower than 67% of American counties. 74% of households own rather than rent.

Safety and health

Violent crime here is 3.5 per 1,000 residents, lower than 70% of American counties.

There are 0 active physicians in the county, about 0.0 per 10,000 people; the nearest doctor is in another county. 12.3% of people under 65 have no health insurance.

School

95% of adults finished high school.

Neighbors and politics

In 2024 your neighbors voted Republican by 53 points, among the most lopsided counties in the country. 78% 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 44°F, highs near 57 and lows near 32, colder than 93% of American counties. About 18 inches of rain and snow fall a year. FEMA puts natural-hazard risk at 2 out of 100, safer than 98% of American counties; the county has had 5 federal disaster declarations since 1953.

Getting around, going out

For a night or a weekend out: 3.2 full-service restaurants per 1,000 people.