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Eureka is a small town of 1,840 people in Lincoln County, Montana. It's about 114 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 347 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,840people
$172kTypical home
$1,038/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
35"Snow
173Sunny days
104Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,840
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,388 people per sq mi
- 347 mi to Seattle, WA
- 114 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,085/mo)
- Median rent $1,038/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 104 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (533 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 53 mi to FCA airport
- 144 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,576 ft
- 332 mi to the ocean
- 68 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 40 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 42 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+53 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.