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Ronan is a small town of 2,001 people in Lake County, Montana. It's about 45 miles from Missoula, MT and 384 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 66 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $880 a month.
2,001people
$226kTypical home
$880/moRent
83° / 33°Summer / winter
66"Snow
175Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,001
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,628 people per sq mi
- 384 mi to Seattle, WA
- 45 mi to Missoula, MT
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,422/mo)
- Median rent $880/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 33°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 66" of snow a year
- 23 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (556 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,508 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 42 mi to MSO airport
- 160 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,058 ft
- 377 mi to the ocean
- 13 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 24 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 9 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lake County: R+20 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk