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Whitefish, Montana

city · Flathead County

At a glance

8,749
Population
$684,300
Median home value
126% above U.S. median
$1,354/mo
Median rent
0% above U.S. median
$73,811
Median household income
6% below U.S. median
16.6 min
Average commute
91.7%
Homes with broadband
2.4%
Unemployment

Living here

Nearest 4-year college57 mi
Nearest community college13 mi
Nearest technical college15 mi
High school graduates97.2%
College graduates56.8%

Doing business here

Economic development contacts, most local first:

city Montana West Economic Development
Montana West Economic Development is a private, non-profit organization serving Northwest Montana that promotes economic diversity, job growth, and healthy businesses by supporting entrepreneurs with loans, deals, and access to shovel-ready sites and related resources.
state Montana Business Assistance Connection
MBAC is a non-profit economic development organization in Helena that helps businesses start up, improve, expand, relocate, or transition to new ownership, offering loans, incubator space, sites, development technical assistance, and market information.
state Montana Department of Commerce
Montana Department of Commerce supports innovative industries to grow businesses locally, state-wide and internationally, strengthening Montana's economy and creating job opportunities for hard-working Montanans. Commerce also encourages existing companies to relocate to Montana and enjoy the benefits of doing business under the Big Sky.
state Montana Eco Developers Association
The Montana Economic Developers Association (MEDA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit formed to connect economic developers and partners to grow Montana’s economy through education, advocacy, and collaboration.
state NorthWestern Energy Economic Development
NorthWestern Energy's Economic Development team works to retain existing jobs, promote business expansion, and recruit new businesses in the Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska service area, partnering with local and statewide economic development entities and community, state, and national leaders.
State sales taxNone
State income taxYes
Right-to-work stateNo

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