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Country around Hot Springs is a rural area of about 1,223 people in Lake County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 62 miles from Missoula, MT and 363 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $191k and rent runs about $723 a month.
1,223people
$191kTypical home
$723/moRent
77° / 28°Summer / winter
39"Snow
175Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,223 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 363 mi to Seattle, WA
- 62 mi to Missoula, MT
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $191k (≈$1,205/mo)
- Median rent $723/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 12 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 52
- 20% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to FCA airport
- 139 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,308 ft
- 355 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 19% of Montana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 61 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