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Pinesdale is a tiny town of 833 people in Ravalli County, Montana. It's about 38 miles from Missoula, MT and 393 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $353k and rent runs about $2k a month.
833people
$353kTypical home
$1,595/moRent
84° / 34°Summer / winter
28"Snow
182Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 833
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 643 people per sq mi
- 393 mi to Seattle, WA
- 38 mi to Missoula, MT
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $353k (≈$2,228/mo)
- Median rent $1,595/mo
- Median household income $67k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 20 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (687 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 45% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to MSO airport
- 180 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,944 ft
- 389 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 32 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ravalli County: R+41 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.