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Country around Lolo is a rural area of about 6,015 people in Missoula County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 20 miles from Missoula, MT and 380 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $450k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,015people
$450kTypical home
$1,145/moRent
77° / 25°Summer / winter
34"Snow
182Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 6,015 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 380 mi to Seattle, WA
- 20 mi to Missoula, MT
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $450k (≈$2,835/mo)
- Median rent $1,145/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (479 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,056 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MSO airport
- 161 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 124 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,542 ft
- 377 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Montana districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Missoula County: D+21 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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