Columbia Falls is located in Northwestern Montana located along the Flathead River. Columbia Falls is a charming town with local retail, lodging and restaurants.
Population: 5,876 as of July 1st, 2019 (source US Census Bureau)
Elevation: 3087 ft
Weather
- Average January High: 34 degrees
- Average January Low: 18 degrees
- Average July High: 85 degrees
- Average July Low: 49 degrees
- Average Rainfall: 18 inches
- Average Snowfall: 57 inches
City of Columbia Falls
- City Hall
- 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
- 406-892-4391
- Hours: M-F 7am-6pm
- Mayor: Donald Barnhart
- City Manager/Planning Director: Susan Nicosia
- City Council Members
- Darin Fisher
- Doug Karper
- Jenny Lovering
- John Piper
- Paula Robinson
- Mike Shepard
- Columbia Falls Police Department
- Chief of Police, Clint Peters
- Non-Emergency Phone: 406-892-3234
- 130 6th Street West, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
- Columbia Falls Fire Department:
- Fire Chief, Karl Weeks
- Non-Emergency Phone: 406-892-3911
- 624 1st Ave West, Columbia Falls, MT 59912
- www.cityofcolumbiafalls.org
Local News
Discover life and the culture of the Flathead Valley with our local online newspapers. They make it easy to check out what’s going on before you have a chance to visit or relocate. Here are 3 local papers that you’ll find helpful:
Major Employers
- Weyerhauser
- Xanterra
- F. H. Stoltze Land and Lumber Company
- Kalispell Regional Health
- North Valley Hospital
- Meadow Lake Resort
- School District 6
Nearby Cities and Distance from Columbia Falls
- Bigfork, MT (35 miles)
- Coram, MT (10 miles)
- Evergreen, MT (14 miles)
- Hungry Horse, MT (7 miles)
- Kalispell, MT (17 miles)
- Martin City, MT (8 miles)
- Polebridge, MT (35 miles)
- West Glacier, MT (19 miles) – West Entrance to Glacier National Park
- Whitefish, MT (10 miles)
Cost of Living Indexes 2021 (% based off national average)
| Columbia Falls | Coram | Essex | Hungry Horse | West Glacier | |
| Overall | 100.10% | 90.00% | 105.30% | 73.60% | 119.50% |
| Groceries | 103.10% | 102.10% | 104.70% | 95.60% | 108.30% |
| Housing (homeowner) | 121.90% | 89.30% | 98.00% | 98.00% | 98.00% |
| Utilities | 79.70% | 78.40% | 139.70% | 36.70% | 182.70% |
| Transportation | 73.50% | 74.40% | 75.90% | 80.00% | 78.40% |
| Health | 98.00% | 98.00% | 74.20% | 74.40% | 74.40% |
| Miscellaneos | 100.90% | 100.70% | 99.80% | 101.90% | 102.00% |
| Median Home Cost | $281,000 | $206,500 | $322,900 | $84,800 | $422,400 |
Columbia Falls is the #2 Safest City in Montana according to SafeWise! See the full report here: https://www.safewise.com/blog/safest-cities-montana/
Columbia Falls is rated as one of the top 500 cities to start a small business! See the full report here: https://lendedu.com/blog/best-cities-small-business/
Updated January 2021
