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Country around Superior is a rural area of about 2,501 people in Mineral County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 45 miles from Missoula, MT and 350 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $397k and rent runs about $732 a month.
2,501people
$397kTypical home
$732/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
42"Snow
175Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,501 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 350 mi to Seattle, WA
- 45 mi to Missoula, MT
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $397k (≈$2,501/mo)
- Median rent $732/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 20% of households have kids
- 32% 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
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MSO airport
- 128 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 105 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,052 ft
- 345 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Montana districts (reading)
- 25 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mineral County: R+48 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk