SomersMT
A town of 1,280, settled in 1901. Public schools that outperform most of Montana.
Is Somers a good place to live?
The best of Somers’ subject grades are a B+ for schools and health; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Somers’ median age is 62.8 years, against 38.9 years in Montana’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 5 of Montana’s 95 towns do worse. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 9 of Montana’s 95 towns do worse. Somers has 1 place on the National Register. Somers has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Somers stand out
Where Somers beats most towns.
1,280 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Somers grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Montana), ordered by how far Somers is from typical.
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Moving to Somers: who provides what
Somers 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 Somers.
Homes in Somers are worth about $671K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Somers home is worth about $671,000, up 3.4% in a year, 44% above the Montana typical home. 57% of Somers households own their home, below both the Montana town median (64%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
| Somers | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 64% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,131 a month | $1,000 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
On state tests, Somers’ schools beat 74% of Montana districts
Its public schools are run by the Somers Elementary District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somers Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 231 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state tests and graduation
Somers faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Montana overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 9% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (37% statewide). 15% of Somers residents are under 18. 32% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Montana.
| Somers | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 30% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 22% and 87% women
The Census survey reached too few of Somers’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±32.4 points. Across Montana, 49.3% of residents are women.
| Somers | MT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4.8% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.6% | 10% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.6% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.5% | 11.1% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 32.3% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 21% | 12.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 22.6% | 5.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.8% | 27.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.4% | 22.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 2.2% | 9.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.1% | 23.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.9% | 12% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
Residents of Somers are healthier than 73% of U.S. towns
Somers beats the Montana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 28% of adults feel lonely in Somers. Among 42 Montana towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Somers.
| Somers | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 31% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Somers | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 14.5% | 17.2% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 70.3% | 63.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Somers has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Somers has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. The July high in Somers is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Somers’ working residents commute to Kalispell
Most working residents leave Somers for work: only 3% work in town. Since 2013, Somers has added 162 jobs, to 335 in 2023. Somers’ average trip to work is 21 minutes.
| Somers | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 39% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8% | 10% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Somers
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Somers
About 1 of every 100 Somers residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
Questions about Somers
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Somers, MT a good place to live?
Public schools that outperform most of Montana.
Is Somers, MT expensive?
Yes. That is 9.1 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−.