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Country around Marion is a rural area of about 1,532 people in Flathead County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 89 miles from Missoula, MT and 350 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 79 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $438k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,532people
$438kTypical home
$1,024/moRent
77° / 28°Summer / winter
79"Snow
173Sunny days
128Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,532 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 350 mi to Seattle, WA
- 89 mi to Missoula, MT
- 26 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $438k (≈$2,761/mo)
- Median rent $1,024/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 128 days a year with rain or snow
- 79" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 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 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to FCA airport
- 129 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 50 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,970 ft
- 340 mi to the ocean
- 28 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 49 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Montana districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.