Best towns to live/retire in Montana?

[Lawnboy]

I'm a ways off but if you could live/retire in any town in Montana which would it be. I'm a fan of smaller towns with decent healthcare within 1-1.5 hrs. Really don't care for the wind (actually hate it) lol and would ideally be no farther than 30-45 mins from some sort of forest access. Curious as to what your picks would be and why. I might do another thread with same questions for Idaho as I like it as well. I grew up in Salmon, Id for half my childhood.

 

[mtmiller]

Bozeman, Bozeman is awesome.

 

[Lawnboy]

Bozeman, Bozeman is awesome.

Your honor I can testify that this is false

 

[rogerthat]

I'm a ways off but if you could live/retire in any town in Montana which would it be. I'm a fan of smaller towns with decent healthcare within 1-1.5 hrs. Really don't care for the wind (actually hate it) lol and would ideally be no farther than 30-45 mins from some sort of forest access. Curious as to what your picks would be and why. I might do another thread with same questions for Idaho as I like it as well. I grew up in Salmon, Id for half my childhood.

Western Wyoming and snow bird to Arizona. Montana is toast

 

[DFS]

I would 2nd Bozeman but also give Kalispell a look. Really the only two options in Montana. I won’t speak for Idaho but it seemed nice when I visited.

 

[geewhiz]

Please for the love of everything holy, if you like where you live, nobody say anything!!!

 

[Doublecluck]

Please for the love of everything holy, if you like where you live, nobody say anything!!!

Bozeman is nice.

 

[geewhiz]

Bozeman is nice

I concur.

 

[Lawnboy]

Pm me then you suckers!! lol

 

[Dave N]

Salmon seems like a decent smaller town but last I heard it was growing with out of state imports.

 

[BirdManMike]

This is exactly what small town Montana needs. More retirees straining limited healthcare, raising house prices, and generally contributing nothing to the community.

PM incoming. Check your inbox!

 

[Nick87]

Guys are probably more willing to share there honey holes and mention unit numbers nowadays.

 

[Sytes]

I'm a ways off but if you could live/retire in any town in Montana which would it be

Montana...

Take the main cities of Montana and use a pencil compass set to the rough 1 - 1.5hr (approx miles) and pin the main medical, draw your circle and see which towns fit your criteria (wind, etc).

Personally, I find Kalispell Regional (Logan) and the various specialized clinics, etc to be a great medical area.
Wind is not near the flat(er) land areas and the NW holds some special opportunities.

If I was to choose - I'd offer any towns around Libby inward to Kalispell.

Moving from there though maintaining less wind than the flat(er) areas, maybe Superior towards Missoula or Anaconda towards Missoula.

Outside that, best to ya!

 

[Lawnboy]

Well this isn't going as I had hoped. lol. I'd have better luck asking Greenhorn for coordinates to a big bull.

 

[TheTone]

Salmon seems like a decent smaller town but last I heard it was growing with out of state imports.

Everywhere in Idaho is. It pretty much sucks

 

[Scott85]

I hear twodot is nice.

 

[brockel]

Clyde Park. Avoid the Livingston winds and small and forest service not far

 

[MTTW]

Clyde Park sucks, Baker is nice.

 

[BuzzH]

Lewistown.

 

[JCS]

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