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West Kootenai is a tiny town of 494 people in Lincoln County, Montana. It's about 113 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 341 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $270k and rent runs about $762 a month.
494people
$270kTypical home
$762/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
36"Snow
173Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 494
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 31 people per sq mi
- 341 mi to Seattle, WA
- 113 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 66 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $270k (≈$1,703/mo)
- Median rent $762/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 173 sunny days a year (61 totally clear)
- 192 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 25 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 45
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 63 mi to FCA airport
- 141 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 65 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 2,802 ft
- 326 mi to the ocean
- 69 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of Montana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 48 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 52 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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.