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Swan Lake is a tiny town of 211 people in Lake County, Montana. It's about 74 miles from Missoula, MT and 397 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $576k and rent runs about $901 a month.
211people
$576kTypical home
$901/moRent
76° / 25°Summer / winter
46"Snow
196Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 211
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 28 people per sq mi
- 397 mi to Seattle, WA
- 74 mi to Missoula, MT
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $576k (≈$3,635/mo)
- Median rent $901/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 196 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 169 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (479 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,096 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to FCA airport
- 175 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,731 ft
- 388 mi to the ocean
- 10 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 40 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Montana districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 27 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 74 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.