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Kalispell is a small city of 28,504 people in Flathead County, Montana. It's about 94 miles from Missoula, MT and 374 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 55 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $428k and rent runs about $1k a month.
28,504people
$428kTypical home
$1,078/moRent
82° / 31°Summer / winter
55"Snow
173Sunny days
131Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,504
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,208 people per sq mi
- 374 mi to Seattle, WA
- 94 mi to Missoula, MT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $428k (≈$2,699/mo)
- Median rent $1,078/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 131 days a year with rain or snow
- 55" of snow a year
- 21 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (401 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,682 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to FCA airport
- 154 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,084 ft
- 363 mi to the ocean
- 11 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Flathead County: R+34 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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