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Country around Fortine is a rural area of about 509 people in Lincoln County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 120 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 359 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 19°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $353k and rent runs about $1k a month.
509people
$353kTypical home
$1,308/moRent
73° / 19°Summer / winter
41"Snow
173Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 509 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 359 mi to Seattle, WA
- 120 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $353k (≈$2,228/mo)
- Median rent $1,308/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 19°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 173 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 192 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 14% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to FCA airport
- 151 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,109 ft
- 345 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Montana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 29 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+53 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk