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1,496 people live in this town, settled in 1918.
Seeley Lake’s best subject grade is a B for health; its weakest is a D for incomes. Seeley Lake’s midpoint age is 62.3 years, above both the Montana town median (38.9 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 43 Montana towns, just 2 have a lower share of children under 18 than Seeley Lake. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 74% of U.S. towns. 21% of the land in Seeley Lake is conserved, where Montana’s towns sit at 9.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Seeley Lake has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Camp Paxson Boy Scout Camp (24MO77) and Double Arrow Lodge. Seeley Lake has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far Seeley Lake is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,436 in 2000, 1,682 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2011 and 2 maps from 1965 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Seeley Lake is unincorporated, so Missoula 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Seeley Lake.
The public schools here belong to the Seeley Lake Elementary District. Its three schools are below. 3 public schools serve Seeley Lake, with 244 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seeley Lake ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 122 | C+ |
| Seeley-Swan High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 85 | C |
| Seeley Lake 7-8Top results in townGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 37 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state tests and graduation
15 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. The biggest place to walk is Blackfoot-Clearwater WIldlife Management Area, 503 acres with 1 miles of trail. The density of trails for Seeley Lake comes to 1.2 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blackfoot-Clearwater WIldlife Management Area | 1 mi | 503 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For Seeley Lake, the FEMA risk score is 71 of 100. 54% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from avalanches, followed by wildfires at 17%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
84% of households own their home in Seeley Lake. Home values are up 2.9% over the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Since 2013, Seeley Lake has added 273 jobs, to 526 in 2023. About one worker in four stays in Seeley Lake for work. For Seeley Lake, the mean commuting time is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Missoula (24%), Helena (3%) and Billings (2%).
| Seeley Lake | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 28% | 39% | 8% |
| Median household income | $50,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
77% of Seeley Lake adults had a checkup this year. Of 32 CDC measures, Seeley Lake beats the Montana average on 5 and trails it on 7. Among 42 Montana towns, just 3 have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Seeley Lake. Two figures for adults locally: 28% feel lonely, 29% have obesity.
| Seeley Lake | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| What stands out | Seeley Lake | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8% | 12.3% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 69% | 63.8% |
| More adults with diabetes | 12.9% | 9.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Seeley Lake; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Seeley Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Seeley Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Missoula metropolitan area. The town sits beside the 1,030-acre (420 ha) Seeley Lake. The population was 1,682 at the 2020 census. The town contains a site listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Double Arrow Lodge.
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That is 7.3 years of the area's median household income ($74,989 across the Missoula, MT metro 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+.