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Frenchtown is a small town of 1,927 people in Missoula County, Montana. It's about 15 miles from Missoula, MT and 382 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,927people
$476kTypical home
$1,609/moRent
86° / 33°Summer / winter
45"Snow
175Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,927
- Part of a metro area
- About 286 people per sq mi
- 382 mi to Seattle, WA
- 15 mi to Missoula, MT
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$2,999/mo)
- Median rent $1,609/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 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 33
- 50% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MSO airport
- 159 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 102 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,035 ft
- 377 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 84 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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