Bull LakeMT
A town of 247.
Is Bull Lake a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Bull River Wildlife Management Area, at 160 acres. Bull Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
247 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bull Lake: who provides what
Bull Lake is unincorporated, so Lincoln County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bull Lake.
The biggest natural risk in Bull Lake is avalanches, at a very high overall level
Bull Lake’s FEMA risk score comes in at 80 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 42% come from avalanches and 35% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bull Lake has snowy winters and pleasant summers
In Bull Lake, the peak summer temperature is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
15% of Bull Lake is conserved land
Trails run 1.3 miles in 2 parks and preserves. In Bull Lake, the concentration of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile, where Montana’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Parks and preserves here: 2, covering 162 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bull River Wildlife Management Area | — | 160 |
| 2. Kootenai National Forest | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with most of Montana and the rest of the country, more of Bull Lake’s adults have diabetes
Only 3 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Bull Lake. For adults in the town, the share who have high blood pressure is 50%. The town beats the Montana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.
| Bull Lake | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 32% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Bull Lake | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.2% | 20.3% |
| Fewer lonely adults | 25.5% | 30.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.1% | 12.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Bull Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Bull Lake; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Bull Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Bull Lake
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Bull Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lincoln County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bull Lake had a population of 180. It is in the southwestern part of the county, surrounding the lake of the same name. Montana Highway 56 runs along the east side of the lake, leading north 18 miles (29 km) to Troy in the Kootenay River valley and south 19 miles (31 km) to Montana Highway 200 in the Clark Fork valley. Bull Lake was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,329 ft
Questions about Bull Lake
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Is Bull Lake, MT a good place to live?
Bull Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.