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Lake Mary RonanMT

In Montana, this town has 80 residents.

Is Lake Mary Ronan a good place to live?

Of the 43 Montana towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Lake Mary Ronan. Lake Mary Ronan’s trail network density is 1.8 miles per square mile, where Montana’s towns sit at 0.6 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Lake Mary Ronan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

80 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Getting set up

Moving to Lake Mary Ronan: who provides what

Lake Mary Ronan is unincorporated, so Lake County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerNorthWestern Energy14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesLake CountyLake County provides services here
SchoolsUpper West Shore Elementary School DistrictPolson High School District2 districts serve Lake Mary Ronan; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteIn personMontana has no online registration; you can register in person up to and including Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereLake County Election AdministratorLake County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code5992959929 100%Census 2020

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 Lake Mary Ronan.

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Lake Mary Ronan is avalanches, at a very high overall level

On expected storm and flood damage, Lake Mary Ronan sits above just over four fifths of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 46% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 24% to inland flooding.

81risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
81Very high riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesInland floodingEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

17.4%
conserved · 117 of 668 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 1.8 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

In Lake Mary Ronan, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

For Lake Mary Ronan, the July high is 82°F.

34″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–32°
Spring32–54°
Summer49–78°
Fall34–53°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Lake Mary Ronan stands out in Montana and nationally, with fewer of its adults who sleep under 7 hours

No town among the 42 in Montana we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Lake Mary Ronan. In Lake Mary Ronan, 9.8% of adults smoke cigarettes. Among 42 Montana towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Lake Mary Ronan. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Lake Mary Ronan is ahead of Montana on 15 and behind on 6.

Lake Mary RonanMontana townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)26%32%36%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)13%18%17%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)27%31%33%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)81%72%79%
32 measures vs. Montana
15 better11 too close to call6 worse
What stands outLake Mary RonanMT
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity5.6%9.1%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off4.2%6.5%
More adults who have had cancer14.4%9.3%
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
19 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

0
homes sold in September

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

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After high school

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About Lake Mary Ronan

Census-designated place in Montana, United States

Lake Mary Ronan is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lake Mary Ronan had a population of 53. The CDP is in northwestern Lake County, along the northern and eastern shores of Lake Mary Ronan, and includes the populated places of Lake Mary Ronan, Melton, and Sipes, as well as Lake Mary Ronan State Park. It is 8 miles (13 km) northwest of U.S. Route 93 at Dayton, and 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Polson, the Lake county seat. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), of which 0.44 acres (1,796 m2), or 0.07%, are water.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
3,789 ft

Questions about Lake Mary Ronan

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Is Lake Mary Ronan, MT a good place to live?

Lake Mary Ronan has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.