MarionMT
A town of 1,037, settled in 1892.
Is Marion a good place to live?
Marion’s weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. Marion’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, above both the Montana town median (17 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). On walkability, just 1 of Montana’s 95 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 3 of Montana’s 95 towns do worse. Marion has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,037 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Marion grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far Marion is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Marion: who provides what
Marion 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 Marion.
A typical Marion home is worth about $743K
The typical Marion home is worth about $743,000, up 8.8% in a year, 59% above the Montana typical home. 94% of households own their home in Marion, against 64% in Montana’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Public schools in Marion fall behind 62% of Montana districts
Its public schools are run by the Marion Elementary District. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 114 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state tests and graduation
Most of Marion’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Marion for work: only 8% work in town. Since 2013, Marion has added 69 jobs, to 122 in 2023. 5.9% of Marion residents live below the poverty line.
| Marion | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 7.8% | 39% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Avalanches leads a high hazard risk in Marion
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Marion has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Marion has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Marion’s July high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
On CDC estimates, Marion is less healthy than 54% of U.S. towns
Marion beats the Montana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Marion.
| Marion | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 72% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 20% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| What stands out | Marion | MT |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.3% | 12.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 4.2% | 3.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0% of Marion is conserved land
1.7 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Among 43 Montana towns, just 2 have a lower trail density than Marion.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Marion
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Marion; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Marion residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
92% of working residents leave Marion for work
Where Marion’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Marion
Unincorporated community in Montana, United States
Marion is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana, United States. Its population was 1,119 as of the 2020 census. Marion has a post office with ZIP code 59925. The Great Northern Railway created Marion in 1891 as the terminus of a short spur line that ran west from Kalispell. Between 1892 and 1902, this would be part of the Great Northern Main Line between Columbia Falls and Libby through Haskell Pass. The post office in Marion was established in 1892. Located just off of U.S. Route 2, Marion is 21 miles from Kalispell. The town is next to Little Bitterroot Lake. The railroad between Kalispell and Marion was abandoned in the 1940s. Part of it is no…
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- Area
- 17 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,944 ft
- ZIP code
- 59925
Questions about Marion
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Marion, MT expensive?
That is 10 years of the area's median household income ($73,925 across the Kalispell, MT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.