Living in Somers, MT
Somers is a small town of 1,280 people in Flathead County, Montana. It's about 84 miles from Missoula, MT and 378 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 53 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $465k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,280people
$465kTypical home
$1,131/moRent
81° / 32°Summer / winter
53"Snow
173Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,280
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 434 people per sq mi
- 378 mi to Seattle, WA
- 84 mi to Missoula, MT
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $465k (≈$2,935/mo)
- Median rent $1,131/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 32°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 53" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 23 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 63
- 19% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to FCA airport
- 156 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,091 ft
- 367 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 83 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 48 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 7% of Montana districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 65 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