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Arlee is a tiny town of 812 people in Lake County, Montana. It's about 20 miles from Missoula, MT and 388 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $890 a month.
812people
$342kTypical home
$890/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
45"Snow
175Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 812
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 126 people per sq mi
- 388 mi to Seattle, WA
- 20 mi to Missoula, MT
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,154/mo)
- Median rent $890/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (479 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,096 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MSO airport
- 164 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,084 ft
- 382 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 81 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+20 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.