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Wye is a small town of 1,055 people in Missoula County, Montana. It's about 7 miles from Missoula, MT and 388 miles from Seattle, WA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $569k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,055people
$569kTypical home
$1,802/moRent
86° / 32°Summer / winter
43"Snow
182Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,055
- Part of a metro area
- About 361 people per sq mi
- 388 mi to Seattle, WA
- 7 mi to Missoula, MT
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $569k (≈$3,589/mo)
- Median rent $1,802/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 182 sunny days a year (79 totally clear)
- 183 cloudy days a year
- 63 of 90 winter days are gray
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 19 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (479 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,056 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 47% of households have kids
- 7% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to MSO airport
- 166 mi to GEG (major hub)
- 107 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2014
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 3,271 ft
- 383 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 44 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Montana districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Missoula County: D+21 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.