McAllister is a community in Madison County, Montana, home to about 202 people across 2.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 59740.
Homes sold for a median of $399 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside McAllister. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI)253 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN)39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Denver, CO524 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ817 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of McAllister; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 250th largest of 475 towns in Montana by population.
Madison County grew from 7,695 residents in 1900 to 8,623 in 2020.
Madison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 12.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 45 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ennis, MT weather station (6 miles away).
5,218 jobs at 427 businesses in Madison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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