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Charlo is a tiny town of 306 people in Lake County, Montana. It's about 40 miles from Missoula, MT and 382 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 69 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $843 a month.
306people
$211kTypical home
$843/moRent
85° / 35°Summer / winter
69"Snow
175Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 306
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 154 people per sq mi
- 382 mi to Seattle, WA
- 40 mi to Missoula, MT
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,329/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°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
- 69" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to MSO airport
- 157 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,940 ft
- 375 mi to the ocean
- 19 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 19% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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