Cost of living in Seeley Lake, Montana

Seeley Lake, Montana has about 1,496 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $361,100.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Missoula County is $1,690 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Seeley Lake. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the Missoula, MT metro area, prices sit at 96.4 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

Montana taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 0.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Seeley Lake's exact store tax.

In July 2026, a typical Montana home paid 14.99¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Seeley Lake's bill.

EIA does not publish a Montana gasoline price. For the week of October 12, 2026, the Rocky Mountain (PADD 4) all-grades price was $4.575 a gallon. At 12,000 miles a year and 25 mpg, the index counts that as $2,196.00 a year. Those miles are our standard, not a Census figure, and every town in Montana shares this price.