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Country around Bigfork is a rural area of about 9,493 people in Lake County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 69 miles from Missoula, MT and 394 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $666k and rent runs about $1k a month.
9,493people
$666kTypical home
$1,114/moRent
79° / 30°Summer / winter
60"Snow
196Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 9,493 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 394 mi to Seattle, WA
- 69 mi to Missoula, MT
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $666k (≈$4,202/mo)
- Median rent $1,114/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 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
- 17% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to FCA airport
- 170 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,616 ft
- 384 mi to the ocean
- 6 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Montana districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 66 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 68 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