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Thompson Falls is a small town of 1,500 people in Sanders County, Montana. It's about 68 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 326 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $543 a month.
1,500people
$266kTypical home
$543/moRent
85° / 33°Summer / winter
16"Snow
175Sunny days
158Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,500
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 935 people per sq mi
- 326 mi to Seattle, WA
- 68 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,680/mo)
- Median rent $543/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 158 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (202 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (382 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 19% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 70 mi to FCA airport
- 102 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 88 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,654 ft
- 319 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of Montana districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 61 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sanders County: R+55 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
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk