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Country around Kila is a rural area of about 1,704 people in Flathead County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 83 miles from Missoula, MT and 360 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $723k and rent runs about $973 a month.
1,704people
$723kTypical home
$973/moRent
74° / 25°Summer / winter
47"Snow
173Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,704 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 360 mi to Seattle, WA
- 83 mi to Missoula, MT
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $723k (≈$4,556/mo)
- Median rent $973/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 25°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to FCA airport
- 138 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,069 ft
- 350 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 62 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Montana districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 52 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Flathead County: R+34 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk