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Country around Kooskia is a rural area of about 2,427 people in Ravalli County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 58 miles from Missoula, MT and 366 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $348k and rent runs about $837 a month.
2,427people
$348kTypical home
$837/moRent
76° / 25°Summer / winter
57"Snow
182Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,427 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 366 mi to Seattle, WA
- 58 mi to Missoula, MT
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $348k (≈$2,191/mo)
- Median rent $837/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 20% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to MSO airport
- 158 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 160 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,637 ft
- 362 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 30 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 63 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ravalli County: R+41 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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