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RhodesMT

Home to 110 people, this town lies in Montana.

Is Rhodes a good place to live?

100% of households live in a home they own in Rhodes, above both Montana’s towns (64%) and U.S. towns (73%). Rhodes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

110 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Rhodes: who provides what

Rhodes is unincorporated, so Flathead County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerFlathead Electric Coop10.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers0% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFlathead CountyFlathead County provides services here
SchoolsFlathead High School DistrictWest Valley Elementary School District2 districts serve Rhodes; 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 hereFlathead County Election AdministratorFlathead County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Mar 2025
ZIP code5990159901 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 Rhodes.

Work & commute

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Rhodes’ workers commute out

The median commute is under 11 miles. The top destinations are Kalispell (33%), Missoula (6%) and Whitefish (5%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Rhodes0%
Kalispell33%
Missoula6%
Whitefish5%
Billings5%
11 mi
median commute distance
7
jobs based in Rhodes
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Rhodes: snowy winters and pleasant summers

Rhodes’ midsummer high is 82°F.

54″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–32°
Spring31–54°
Summer46–78°
Fall31–54°
Sep 10
typical first frost
May 31
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Rhodes is avalanches, at a high overall level

FEMA puts just over four fifths of Rhodes’s expected hazard losses down to avalanches, and 7% to inland flooding. Rhodes’ FEMA risk score comes in at 64 of 100.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
AvalanchesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Rhodes is

Among adults in Rhodes, 22% have been diagnosed with depression. Only 2 of the 42 Montana towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Rhodes. Two figures for adults here: 15% report frequent mental distress, 72% had a checkup this year.

RhodesMontana townsU.S. towns
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)27%31%33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%18%17%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)72%72%79%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%14%14%
32 measures vs. Montana
0 better24 too close to call8 worse
What stands outRhodesMT
More older adults who have lost all their teeth17.9%12.3%
More adults with heart disease8.4%6.6%
More adults with COPD8.9%7%
Logan Health Medical Center
8.1 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rhodes

13pages on Rhodes
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Rhodes

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Rhodes for work

Where Rhodes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

33% → Kalispell Kalispell 33% 6% → Missoula Missoula 6% 5% → Whitefish Whitefish 5% 5% → Billings Billings 5% 5% → Evergreen Evergreen 5% 2% → Scobey Scobey 2% Rhodes · 0% stay
7jobs based in Rhodes
0%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Rhodes

Unincorporated community in Montana, United States

Rhodes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Flathead County, Montana, United States. It is in the western part of the county, in the valley of Big Lost Creek where it emerges from Rhodes Draw. It is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Kalispell, the county seat. As of the 2020 census, Rhodes had a population of 146. Rhodes was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

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

Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
3,268 ft

Questions about Rhodes

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Rhodes, MT a good place to live?

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