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Florence is a tiny town of 923 people in Ravalli County, Montana. It's about 17 miles from Missoula, MT and 394 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $486k and rent runs about $843 a month.
923people
$486kTypical home
$843/moRent
85° / 34°Summer / winter
25"Snow
182Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 923
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,202 people per sq mi
- 394 mi to Seattle, WA
- 17 mi to Missoula, MT
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $486k (≈$3,065/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 27% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MSO airport
- 176 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 129 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,271 ft
- 392 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ravalli County: R+41 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low 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.