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Lakeside is a small town of 2,386 people in Flathead County, Montana. It's about 80 miles from Missoula, MT and 378 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $628k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,386people
$628kTypical home
$1,142/moRent
81° / 33°Summer / winter
49"Snow
173Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,386
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 169 people per sq mi
- 378 mi to Seattle, WA
- 80 mi to Missoula, MT
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $628k (≈$3,959/mo)
- Median rent $1,142/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,151 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 53
- 21% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to FCA airport
- 156 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,025 ft
- 368 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 89 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 42 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 10 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 67 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
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.