Saddle ButteMT
In Montana, this town has 225 residents.
Is Saddle Butte a good place to live?
Saddle Butte’s typical household income is $147,000, against $67,000 in Montana’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Of the 43 Montana towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Saddle Butte. Saddle Butte has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
225 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Saddle Butte: who provides what
Saddle Butte is unincorporated, so Hill County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
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Saddle Butte: snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 6°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Saddle Butte: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Saddle Butte, 47% come from inland flooding and 45% from cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Saddle Butte sits below 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Montana and the rest of the country, more of Saddle Butte’s adults have high blood pressure
Only one of the 42 Montana towns we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Saddle Butte. 27% of Saddle Butte adults have been diagnosed with depression. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Saddle Butte is ahead of Montana on 2 and behind on 6.
| Saddle Butte | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 31% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| What stands out | Saddle Butte | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 12.3% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 86.9% | 82.5% |
| More adults with diabetes | 12.2% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Saddle Butte
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Saddle Butte
About 0 of every 100 Saddle Butte residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Saddle Butte
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Saddle Butte is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hill County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Saddle Butte had a population of 151.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,713 ft
Questions about Saddle Butte
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Is Saddle Butte, MT a good place to live?
Saddle Butte has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.