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Country around Seeley Lake is a rural area of about 1,797 people in Missoula County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 33 miles from Missoula, MT and 413 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 119 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $392k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,797people
$392kTypical home
$1,190/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
119"Snow
196Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,797 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 413 mi to Seattle, WA
- 33 mi to Missoula, MT
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $392k (≈$2,469/mo)
- Median rent $1,190/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 119" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 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 64
- 18% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to MSO airport
- 189 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,009 ft
- 406 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.