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Superior is a tiny town of 896 people in Mineral County, Montana. It's about 47 miles from Missoula, MT and 349 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $310k and rent runs about $722 a month.
896people
$310kTypical home
$722/moRent
89° / 36°Summer / winter
39"Snow
175Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 896
- Part of a metro area
- About 938 people per sq mi
- 349 mi to Seattle, WA
- 47 mi to Missoula, MT
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $310k (≈$1,955/mo)
- Median rent $722/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 12 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 58
- 19% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to MSO airport
- 127 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,707 ft
- 344 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 48 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Montana districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 46 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