Ranked for Outdoor Lovers
Best Places to Live in Montana for Outdoor Lovers
Public land, clean air, small towns, sunny and mild Ranked by how well each place fits the Outdoor Lovers profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 7 places
- #1KalispellPopulation 25,473 · mixed overall livability82% match
- #2HelenaPopulation 32,529 · mixed overall livability46% match
- #3MissoulaPopulation 74,627 · mixed overall livability44% match
- #4BillingsPopulation 117,093 · mixed overall livability41% match
- #5Butte-Silver BowPopulation 34,638 · mixed overall livability36% match
- #6BozemanPopulation 53,500 · mixed overall livability31% match
- #7Great FallsPopulation 60,373 · mixed overall livability28% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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