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Bear Dance is a tiny town of 220 people in Lake County, Montana. It's about 71 miles from Missoula, MT and 387 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $833k and rent runs about $901 a month.
220people
$833kTypical home
$901/moRent
80° / 34°Summer / winter
44"Snow
175Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 220
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 79 people per sq mi
- 387 mi to Seattle, WA
- 71 mi to Missoula, MT
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $833k (≈$5,255/mo)
- Median rent $901/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 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 55
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to FCA airport
- 164 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,025 ft
- 378 mi to the ocean
- 0 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Montana districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 71 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.