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Bigfork is a big small town of 5,565 people in Flathead County, Montana. It's about 84 miles from Missoula, MT and 386 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $675k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,565people
$675kTypical home
$1,016/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
52"Snow
173Sunny days
166Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,565
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 178 people per sq mi
- 386 mi to Seattle, WA
- 84 mi to Missoula, MT
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $675k (≈$4,254/mo)
- Median rent $1,016/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 173 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 192 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 166 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 20% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to FCA airport
- 164 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,212 ft
- 376 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 33 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 73 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Flathead County: R+34 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk