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Country around East Glacier Park is a rural area of about 368 people in Glacier County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 128 miles from Missoula, MT and 414 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 92 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $925 a month.
368people
$205kTypical home
$925/moRent
74° / 30°Summer / winter
92"Snow
210Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 368 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 414 mi to Seattle, WA
- 128 mi to Missoula, MT
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,295/mo)
- Median rent $925/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 92" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to FCA airport
- 200 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,515 ft
- 401 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 3% of Montana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 25 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 125 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 96 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Glacier County: D+20 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk