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Glacier Colony is a tiny town of 404 people in Glacier County, Montana. It's about 101 miles from Great Falls, MT and 474 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $548 a month.
404people
$165kTypical home
$548/moRent
80° / 31°Summer / winter
53"Snow
209Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 404
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 851 people per sq mi
- 474 mi to Seattle, WA
- 101 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 101 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,041/mo)
- Median rent $548/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 209 sunny days a year (56 totally clear)
- 156 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 100 mi to FCA airport
- 259 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,085 ft
- 460 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 56 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 103 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of Montana districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 155 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 99 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 102 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Glacier County: D+20 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.