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Marion is a small town of 1,037 people in Flathead County, Montana. It's about 89 miles from Missoula, MT and 357 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $432k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,037people
$432kTypical home
$1,142/moRent
76° / 27°Summer / winter
65"Snow
173Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,037
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 61 people per sq mi
- 357 mi to Seattle, WA
- 89 mi to Missoula, MT
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $432k (≈$2,721/mo)
- Median rent $1,142/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 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 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to FCA airport
- 136 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,242 ft
- 347 mi to the ocean
- 22 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 32 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Montana districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 89 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 46 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.