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White Haven is a tiny town of 978 people in Lincoln County, Montana. It's about 74 miles from Coeur d'Alene, ID and 320 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $205k and rent runs about $673 a month.
978people
$205kTypical home
$673/moRent
87° / 33°Summer / winter
50"Snow
173Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 978
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 988 people per sq mi
- 320 mi to Seattle, WA
- 74 mi to Coeur d'Alene, ID
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $205k (≈$1,295/mo)
- Median rent $673/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 15 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 33
- 30% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to FCA airport
- 106 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 2,228 ft
- 308 mi to the ocean
- 34 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Montana districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.