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Country around Heron is a rural area of about 712 people in Sanders County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 299 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 78 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $441k and rent runs about $1k a month.
712people
$441kTypical home
$1,052/moRent
73° / 24°Summer / winter
78"Snow
173Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 712 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 299 mi to Seattle, WA
- 45 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $441k (≈$2,778/mo)
- Median rent $1,052/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 173 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 192 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 78" of snow a year
- 25 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (211 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (331 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 21% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to GEG airport
- 79 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,859 ft
- 289 mi to the ocean
- 16 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of Montana districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sanders County: R+55 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.