Real Estate Community Guide
At 96 miles long, Montana’s Bitterroot Valley is home to eight communities, two mountain ranges, blue-ribbon fly-fishing, and some of the warmest hospitality you’ll find anywhere.
Image source: Bitterroot Chamber of Commerce
We are nestled between the Sapphire mountain range to our east and the Bitterroot mountain range to our west bisected by the Bitterroot River which runs the length of the valley. This natural setting creates a moderate year-round climate that has earned us the reputation as the “Banana Belt of Montana”.
The Bitterroot Valley offers unsurpassed beauty all along our 96-mile stretch from north to south. Our rich cultural and historical heritage is only equal to our worldwide reputation for hunting, fishing, hiking, boating and rafting, skiing, and a wide variety of other wonderful outdoor activities. We offer our visitors a valley full of western-style adventure and Montana hospitality.
Learn more in the Bitterroot Valley Relocation Guide
Demographics
The Bitterroot Valley is 25 miles wide, 96 miles long, 2394 square miles land area, and 6 square miles inland water.
Population
2019: 41,387
Elevation
Valley Floor: 3,500 ft.
Sapphire Mtns: 8,999 ft.
Bitterroot Mtns.: 10,157 ft.
Average Yearly Rainfall
14 inches (U.S. Avg – 38 inches)
Average Yearly Snowfall
37 inches (U.S. Avg – 28 inches)
Average Daily Temperatures (High/Low)
Jan: 37/18
Feb: 41/19
Mar: 51/25
Apr: 58/32
May: 67/39
Jun: 75/46
Jul: 85/50
Aug: 84/48
Sep: 73/40
Oct: 59/31
Nov: 44/23
Dec: 34/16
Growing Season
130-150 days
- 44 Ranch 5
- Anaconda 79
- Beaverhead County 30
- Bigfork 206
- Bozeman 49
- Broadwater County 71
- Butte 170
- Cascade County 467
- Cascade 91
- Chouteau County 30
- Clancy 51
- Columbia Falls 244
- Corvallis 76
- Darby 50
- Deer Lodge County 73
- East Helena 72
- Eureka 167
- Fergus County 8
- Flathead County 1689
- Florence 110
- Gallatin County 88
- Glacier County 68
- Granite County 119
- Great Falls 322
- Hamilton 147
- Helena 373
- Hill County 25
- Jefferson County 141
- Judith Basin County 6
- Kalispell 629
- Lake County 410
- Lakeside 67
- Lewis And Clark County 502
- Libby 164
- Liberty County 5
- Lincoln County 523
- Mt 6587
- Madison County 45
- Meagher County 24
- Mineral County 123
- Missoula County 832
- Missoula 581
- Park County 13
- Philipsburg 67
- Plains 102
- Polson 226
- Pondera County 48
- Powell County 65
- Ravalli County 571
- Rexford 53
- Sanders County 273
- Seeley Lake 71
- Silver Bow County 179
- Stevensville 140
- Superior 59
- Teton County 53
- Thompson Falls 54
- Toole County 36
- Townsend 52
- Troy 93
- Whitefish 394
- Yellowstone County 26
- Avants 5
- Bompart Commercial Minor 5
- Clark Fork Meadows 12
- Coffee Minor Subdivision 5
- Double Arrow Ranch 7
- Elk Ridge 8
- Fairview Estates 5
- Fiddleback Subdivision 7
- Halling Farms 9
- Hawthorn Springs 15
- Heron Creek 9
- Holbrook Estates 6
- Iron Horse 5
- Linda Vista 5
- Little Country Road Subdivision 6
- Mackin Towhomes 5
- Meadow Lake 79
- Mountain View Meadows 7
- Mountain View Orchards 9
- Old Sawmill District 22
- One Horse Estates 7
- Ridge Above Rock Creek 15
- Ridge View At Horse Canyon 11
- Saddlehorn 15
- Starling Community 17
- Sunnyside Orchards 6
- The Glades Phase 6 7
- Tree-mendous Place Subdivision 6
- Wilderness Club 9