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Lolo is a small town of 4,314 people in Missoula County, Montana. It's about 8 miles from Missoula, MT and 391 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $432k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,314people
$432kTypical home
$1,139/moRent
83° / 31°Summer / winter
45"Snow
182Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,314
- Part of a metro area
- About 456 people per sq mi
- 391 mi to Seattle, WA
- 8 mi to Missoula, MT
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $432k (≈$2,723/mo)
- Median rent $1,139/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 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
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 18 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
- 32% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to MSO airport
- 171 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,822 ft
- 388 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 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
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of Montana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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