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Sylvanite is a tiny town of 145 people in Lincoln County, Montana. It's about 81 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 308 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $400k and rent runs about $762 a month.
145people
$400kTypical home
$762/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
49"Snow
173Sunny days
129Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 145
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 25 people per sq mi
- 308 mi to Seattle, WA
- 81 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $400k (≈$2,522/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 173 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 192 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 129 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (312 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 68
- 15% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to FCA airport
- 107 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,012 ft
- 294 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of Montana districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+53 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate 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.