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Clinton is a small town of 1,040 people in Missoula County, Montana. It's about 16 miles from Missoula, MT and 409 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $387k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,040people
$387kTypical home
$1,378/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
50"Snow
200Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,040
- Part of a metro area
- About 318 people per sq mi
- 409 mi to Seattle, WA
- 16 mi to Missoula, MT
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $387k (≈$2,438/mo)
- Median rent $1,378/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 200 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 165 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (479 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,056 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 32% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MSO airport
- 188 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 118 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,445 ft
- 405 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Missoula County: D+21 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.