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Country around Alberton is a rural area of about 1,834 people in Mineral County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Missoula, MT and 366 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $367k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,834people
$367kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
81° / 28°Summer / winter
48"Snow
182Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,834 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 366 mi to Seattle, WA
- 28 mi to Missoula, MT
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $367k (≈$2,317/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MSO airport
- 146 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 114 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,761 ft
- 363 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 10 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 6% of Montana districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mineral County: R+48 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk