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Kalispell is centrally located at the north end of the Flathead
Valley, 20 miles from Glacier National Park, 12 miles south
of Whitefish and Big Mountain Ski Resort, 10 miles north of
Flathead Lake (the largest natural body of water west of the
Mississippi River), tucked right up against the Rocky Mountains,
Continental Divide, Hungry Horse Reservoir Recreation Area
and Bob Marshall Wilderness. This grand wilderness recreational
wonderland encompasses almost 10,000 square miles, about the
size of the state of Vermont !
Kalispell, Whitefish, Bigfork, and this entire spectacular
Flathead Valley is one of the fastest growing and most popular
areas in the northwestern United States. Population growth
in the Valley went from 119,815 in 2000 to 130,240 for 2005.
Residential and commercial development here is at a fever
pitch, with real estate prices increasing faster than most
areas of the U.S. Yacht Harbors, Golf Courses (8 already in
the Valley), Hotels and Restaurants, Residential and Commercial
Development is absolutely phenomenal ! Winter Sports, Summer
Recreation, Live Theater, Art Galleries and Cultural events
(over 2,000 artists and craftsman now in residence here) are
expanding in pace with the fast growth.
The top employers in the Flathead Valley are construction,
health care, hotels and restaurants, professional and technical,
finance and insurance, mining and agriculture. Tourism is
fast becoming the number one industry in Western Montana.
The Kalispell Regional Medical Complex was rated one of the
top 100 hospitals in the nation in a study published by Newsweek
Magazine. Although ramping up quickly, housing is still affordable
here. Kalispell’s median price home in 2004 was $169,000.
Whitefish was already up to a median sale price of $265,000
and Bigfork was close behind at $238,500. 2004 to 2005 (one
year) average appreciation in home prices averaged over twenty
percent…
Kalispell’s elementary and high schools are highly ranked.
The High School was approved for accreditation under the international
Baccalaureate Diploma Program in 2004. Kalispell’s Flathead
Community College currently has an active enrollment of over
2,100 students. $15.8 million in construction is underway
which will nearly double the size of the campus.
Glacier National Park, Big Mountain and Blacktail Mountain
Ski Areas, Flathead and Whitefish Lakes, Hungry Horse Reservoir,
Bob Marshall Wilderness, Jewel Basin hiking and recreation
area, National Bison Range, Bigfork Center for the Performing
Arts, Whitefish Theater Company, Glacier Symphony Orchestra
and Chorale, Plains Indians Museum, Wild Horse Island Park,
State and Federal Parks, National Forests, Public Swimming
Pools, Arts & Crafts, Horseback Riding, Boating, Art and
Music Fairs, Museums and Missions, Fishing, River Rafting,
and more interesting and exciting things than you can imagine…
Kalispell and the Flathead Valley is your gateway to the
best life and opportunity have to offer. |
Kalispell, MT Zip Codes:
59901, 59903, 59904
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