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Country around Libby is a rural area of about 10,450 people in Lincoln County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 79 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 329 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $272k and rent runs about $665 a month.
10,450people
$272kTypical home
$665/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
60"Snow
173Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 10,450 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 329 mi to Seattle, WA
- 79 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $272k (≈$1,715/mo)
- Median rent $665/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 173 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 192 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 15 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 54
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to FCA airport
- 112 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,618 ft
- 317 mi to the ocean
- 41 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Montana districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 74 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 45 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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