CoramMT
A town settled in 1914, now home to 452 people.
Is Coram a good place to live?
1.4% of working residents work locally in Coram, against 39% in Montana’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. No town among the 43 in Montana we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Coram. Coram has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
452 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Flathead Lake and 9 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Coram. Close and well known come first.
37 mi LakeFlathead Lake
26 mi MountainTriple Divide Peak
29 mi LakeSaint Mary Lake14 mi Ski areaWhitefish Mountain Resort137 runs · 2,292 ft vertical3 mi National ParkGlacier National Park3.1M visitors a year
40 mi Park & preserveWaterton-Glacier International Peace ParkPhoto credits
Flathead Lake: The original uploader was Cactus.man at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Triple Divide Peak: Eggbones, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Saint Mary Lake: Ken Thomas (talk · contribs), Public domain · Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park: Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory, using data obtained courtesy of the Univers, Public domain
Moving to Coram: who provides what
Coram is unincorporated, so Flathead 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 Coram.
Top of a very high hazard risk in Coram: avalanches
Only 3 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a higher risk rating from FEMA than Coram. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 78% come from avalanches and 9% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Coram’s workers commute out
Only 1% of working residents stay in Coram for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Kalispell (18%), Columbia Falls (12%) and Hungry Horse (12%). Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles.
| Coram | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $63,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 10% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Coram
Expect July afternoons of 81° and January nights of 18°, with about 115 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Coram is
For adults in Coram, the share who had a checkup this year is 73%. Among adults here, 29% feel lonely and 23% say their health is fair or poor.
| Coram | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 31% | 33% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Coram | MT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.5% | 3.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Coram
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Coram; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Coram residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
99% of working residents leave Coram for work
Where Coram’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Coram
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Coram, MT a good place to live?
Coram has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.