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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

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