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Whitefish is a big small town of 8,749 people in Flathead County, Montana. It's about 109 miles from Missoula, MT and 374 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 64 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $684k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,749people
$684kTypical home
$1,354/moRent
81° / 29°Summer / winter
64"Snow
173Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,749
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,194 people per sq mi
- 374 mi to Seattle, WA
- 109 mi to Missoula, MT
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $684k (≈$4,315/mo)
- Median rent $1,354/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 64" of snow a year
- 26 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (201 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,220 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 21% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to FCA airport
- 158 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,058 ft
- 362 mi to the ocean
- 25 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 8 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Flathead County: R+34 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk