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East Missoula is a small town of 2,099 people in Missoula County, Montana. It's about 4 miles from Missoula, MT and 397 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $359k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,099people
$359kTypical home
$1,050/moRent
84° / 33°Summer / winter
50"Snow
200Sunny days
132Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,099
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,742 people per sq mi
- 397 mi to Seattle, WA
- 4 mi to Missoula, MT
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $359k (≈$2,261/mo)
- Median rent $1,050/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 200 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 165 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 132 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 40
- 20% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MSO airport
- 176 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,737 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 58 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Montana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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