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Alberton is a tiny town of 573 people in Mineral County, Montana. It's about 23 miles from Missoula, MT and 371 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $268k and rent runs about $1k a month.
573people
$268kTypical home
$1,344/moRent
87° / 35°Summer / winter
49"Snow
175Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 573
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,048 people per sq mi
- 371 mi to Seattle, WA
- 23 mi to Missoula, MT
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $268k (≈$1,688/mo)
- Median rent $1,344/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MSO airport
- 149 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,035 ft
- 366 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Montana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mineral County: R+48 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk