Little Bitterroot LakeMT
A town of 156.
Is Little Bitterroot Lake a good place to live?
Among 43 Montana towns, just 3 have a higher median age than Little Bitterroot Lake. The biggest park or preserve is Lost Trail Conservation Area, at 539 acres. Little Bitterroot Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
156 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Little Bitterroot Lake: who provides what
Little Bitterroot Lake 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 Little Bitterroot Lake.
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Little Bitterroot Lake’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Little Bitterroot Lake for work: only 0% work in town. 17% of residents live below the poverty line in Little Bitterroot Lake, where Montana’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. The top destinations are Kalispell (31%), Missoula (10%) and Whitefish (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Little Bitterroot Lake faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by avalanches
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Little Bitterroot Lake
Little Bitterroot Lake has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Little Bitterroot Lake’s July high is 80°F, against 85°F in Montana’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Little Bitterroot Lake is
Little Bitterroot Lake beats the Montana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 28% of adults feel lonely in Little Bitterroot Lake.
| Little Bitterroot Lake | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Little Bitterroot Lake | MT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.7% | 12.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.6% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Little Bitterroot Lake, trail density runs lower than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
The trail density in Little Bitterroot Lake is 0.1 miles per square mile. 0.8 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. 3.7% of the land in Little Bitterroot Lake is conserved.
| Little Bitterroot Lake | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 9.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lost Trail Conservation Area | — | 539 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Little Bitterroot Lake sells for about $3M at the median
87% of Little Bitterroot Lake households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Little Bitterroot Lake
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Little Bitterroot Lake; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Little Bitterroot Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
100% of working residents leave Little Bitterroot Lake for work
Where Little Bitterroot Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Little Bitterroot Lake
Unincorporated community in Montana, United States
Little Bitterroot Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Little Bitterroot Lake had a population of 154. The town is next to Little Bitterroot Lake.
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- Area
- 13 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,022 ft
Questions about Little Bitterroot Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Little Bitterroot Lake, MT a good place to live?
Little Bitterroot Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.