KilaMT
Settled in 1901, this town now has 373 residents.
Is Kila a good place to live?
1.8% of working residents work locally in Kila, below both the Montana town median (39%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Among 43 Montana towns, just 3 have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Kila. Kila has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
373 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Kila: who provides what
Kila 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 Kila.
Zillow puts the typical Kila home at about $719K
Home values are up 2.2% over the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Kila’s kids attend
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The public schools here belong to the Kila Elementary District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kila SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 142 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Kila work out of town
Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles. Kila’s average commute stands at 17 minutes. For most workers, Kila is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Kalispell (36%), Whitefish (7%) and Missoula (5%).
| Kila | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Kila is avalanches, at a high overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 64% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Kila, 81% come from avalanches and 7% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Kila is
The share of adults in Kila who get no exercise outside work: 21%. This Montana town beats the Montana average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. Only 2 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Kila. Among adults in the town, 15% report frequent mental distress and 30% sleep under 7 hours.
| Kila | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Kila | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 15% | 17.2% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 67.2% | 63.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.1% of the land in Kila is protected from building
Only 3 of the 43 Montana towns we compare have a lower share of conserved land than Kila. One park or preserve covers 14 acres locally.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Smith Lake Waterfowl Production Area | — | 14 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Kila
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Kila
About 5 of every 100 Kila residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Montana.
98% of working residents leave Kila for work
Where Kila’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Kila
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kila, MT a good place to live?
Kila has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.