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Country around West Glacier is a rural area of about 690 people in Flathead County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 94 miles from Missoula, MT and 413 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 69°F and winter highs 21°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $532k and rent runs about $1k a month.
690people
$532kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
69° / 21°Summer / winter
75"Snow
210Sunny days
163Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 690 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 0 people per sq mi
- 413 mi to Seattle, WA
- 94 mi to Missoula, MT
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $532k (≈$3,357/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 69°F
- Winter highs around 21°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 163 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 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 46
- 24% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 37 mi to FCA airport
- 192 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,536 ft
- 402 mi to the ocean
- 29 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Montana districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 91 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 94 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