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. 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.
A home in Somers is worth about $671K, on Zillow’s estimate
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 3.4%. 57% of Somers households live in a home they own, below both the Montana town median (64%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Somers’ going rate for rent is $1,131 a month.
| 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 one school is below. 231 students attend Somers’s public school.
| 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
The biggest natural risk in Somers is inland flooding, at a very high overall level
In Somers, the risk rating from FEMA is 83 of 100. Expected losses in Somers break down as 44% from inland flooding and 34% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Somers stands out in Montana and nationally, with the median age higher than most
Among 43 Montana towns, just 4 have a lower share of children under 18 than Somers. Adults 18 to 34 are nearly one in ten residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (37% statewide). A bachelor’s degree or higher: 32% of adults 25 and older, vs 35% across Montana. 23% never finished high school.
| Somers | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62.8 years | 38.9 years | 40.5 years |
| 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
15% of Somers adults report frequent mental distress, against 18% in Montana’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. Against the Montana average, Somers comes out ahead on 5 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 4. The share of adults in Somers who feel lonely: 28%.
| 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
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Somers’ working residents commute to Kalispell
The top destinations are Kalispell (37%), Evergreen (6%) and Forest Hill Village (5%). Only 3% of working residents stay in Somers for work; the rest commute out. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 162, to 335. For Somers, the typical journey 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−.