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St. Mary is a tiny town of 193 people in Glacier County, Montana. It's about 130 miles from Great Falls, MT and 418 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 74°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 90 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $548 a month.
193people
$165kTypical home
$548/moRent
74° / 30°Summer / winter
90"Snow
210Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 193
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 256 people per sq mi
- 418 mi to Seattle, WA
- 130 mi to Great Falls, MT
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,041/mo)
- Median rent $548/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 74°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (55 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 90" of snow a year
- 31 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (154 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,210 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 30% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to FCA airport
- 204 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 68% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,666 ft
- 405 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 129 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 101 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Glacier County: D+20 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.