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St. Ignatius is a tiny town of 977 people in Lake County, Montana. It's about 31 miles from Missoula, MT and 386 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 87 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $842 a month.
977people
$250kTypical home
$842/moRent
86° / 37°Summer / winter
87"Snow
175Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 977
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,833 people per sq mi
- 386 mi to Seattle, WA
- 31 mi to Missoula, MT
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,577/mo)
- Median rent $842/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 87" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 16 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (584 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,004 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MSO airport
- 162 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,936 ft
- 380 mi to the ocean
- 27 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 12 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 25 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 30 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