Living in St. Regis, MT
St. Regis is a tiny town of 406 people in Mineral County, Montana. It's about 59 miles from Missoula, MT and 339 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $788 a month.
406people
$209kTypical home
$788/moRent
86° / 35°Summer / winter
35"Snow
175Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 406
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 474 people per sq mi
- 339 mi to Seattle, WA
- 59 mi to Missoula, MT
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,315/mo)
- Median rent $788/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 175 sunny days a year (67 totally clear)
- 190 cloudy days a year
- 67 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (282 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (585 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to MSO airport
- 116 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,661 ft
- 333 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Montana districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mineral County: R+48 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- 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.