Big Sandy
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Outdoors in Big Sandy
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About Big Sandy
Town in Montana, United StatesBig Sandy is a town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States. The population was 605 at the 2020 census. The Lewis and Clark Trail, following U.S. Route 87, goes through Big Sandy. Big Sandy native Jeff Ament, Pearl Jam bassist, built the town a skatepark with his Montana Pool Service non-profit organization in 2010. Big Bud 747, claimed to be the largest farm tractor in the world, was located here from 1997 until 2009, and returned in 2020.
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Housing in Big Sandy
The typical Big Sandy home is worth about $285,000, up 14.6% in a year, 40% below the Montana typical home.
Schools in Big Sandy
All Big Sandy schools →School Grade B
The public schools Big Sandy’s kids attend outperform 58% of Montana’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within MT. Ratings are from neighbors.
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