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Seeley Lake is a small town of 1,496 people in Missoula County, Montana. It's about 34 miles from Missoula, MT and 417 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 117 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $361k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,496people
$361kTypical home
$1,190/moRent
83° / 32°Summer / winter
117"Snow
196Sunny days
142Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,496
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 122 people per sq mi
- 417 mi to Seattle, WA
- 34 mi to Missoula, MT
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $361k (≈$2,277/mo)
- Median rent $1,190/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 142 days a year with rain or snow
- 117" of snow a year
- 36 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 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 62
- 20% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MSO airport
- 193 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,160 ft
- 411 mi to the ocean
- 47 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 28 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 33 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.