CITY PROFILE
Kalispell, MT
WHAT LIVING HERE IS LIKE
Kalispell, MT is a smaller metro with housing costs that rank among the most expensive in our dataset, so budget accordingly if affordability is a priority. Expect a cold-winter, cool-summer climate with moderate sunshine and moderate rainfall—typical of the northern Rocky Mountain region. It's a compact area, so you'll want to weigh the high cost of entry against what the smaller-metro lifestyle offers you.
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $650K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,934/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 4.9°C · warmest 19.3°C · coolest -7.4°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 739 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 3.62 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #384 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy64
- Affordable to rent61
- Climate comfort19
- Plenty of sunshine31
- Big-city amenities7
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.
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