Where should I move to in MT?

[brockel]

I bet people that can work as you do are a large part of the new immigrants to Montana. I'm praying for one Hell of an ass kicking winter. mtmuley

Send them out East. -30 below with a 30mph wind and 80% humidity for a week really makes one look real hard at their life choices

 

[RobG]

The downside of living here your whole life is that you have no vision about the path you are on if you don't change. I moved to Texas after college and (I love my friends there) but that place is <blanked>ed up from my perspective when it comes to managing for native fish and wildlife, hunting, and public lands. It made me appreciate even more what MT is/was and I've taken a more active role in protecting that which can be in conflict with 5th generation folks.

 

[Gerald Martin]

IIRC, sometime twenty or so years ago, when Montana and Gallatin County in particular began to realize a surge in growth. The Code of the West was first written about by the western author Zane Grey who pointed to an unspoken code for those moving to the West that basically involved an attitude of integrity, honor, and self reliance.

So basically UPOM, right?

 

[Cheesehead]

Small cities in America’s Mountain West are booming

Rocky Mountain metros are growing both despite and because of the pandemic

www.economist.com

Special shout out to Bozeman in the Economist.

 

[Straight Arrow]

So basically UPOM, right?

Riiiiightttt!

 

[RobG]

A local guy couldn't even buy a house in Bozeman
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/15/977533022/please-sell-me-a-home

 

[RobG]

Now I have real estate crap coming up in my ads. It looks like Billings has been dubbed the "Star of Montana" so everyone should move there. https://www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/billings-montana-what-you-can-get-for-1-3-million

 

[Wildabeest]

I’ve got a 20 acre lot in the hills just east of Bozeman that we’re considering selling. Borders a section of land locked State Trust lands. PM me if interested.

 

[MTThrower]

Curious OP if you are any closer to a decision. I went to med school in Grand Forks and recently completed my job search in MT and was looking for similar features. Ended up in Missoula partly because it was the best offer, but was close to choosing Lewistown. Smaller place (pop ~6000) but a hub for everywhere north and east of it. Grew up hunting around there and I miss it.

 

[MTThrower]

I should say not in OBGYN but in a specialty that's probably comparable in size and needs places big enough to employ

 

[mr_steve]

Well I wanted to bring this thread full circle. My wife has signed a contract with Helena OBGYN! We are very excited and wish we could move now. We will move in July 2023 once she has completed residency so if you know of any places coming for sale in that area let us know. If anyone has questions about how we got to this point from the original post don't hesitate to ask.

If you live in Helena and want to be friends please reach out! I'm excited for a short drive to visit Gerald Martin once we move.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Well I wanted to bring this thread full circle. My wife has signed a contract with Helena OBGYN! We are very excited and wish we could move now. We will move in July 2023 once she has completed residency so if you know of any places coming for sale in that area let us know. If anyone has questions about how we got to this point from the original post don't hesitate to ask.

If you live in Helena and want to be friends please reach out! I'm excited for a short drive to visit Gerald Martin once we move.

Congrats to both of you!

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Well I wanted to bring this thread full circle. My wife has signed a contract with Helena OBGYN! We are very excited and wish we could move now. We will move in July 2023 once she has completed residency so if you know of any places coming for sale in that area let us know. If anyone has questions about how we got to this point from the original post don't hesitate to ask.

If you live in Helena and want to be friends please reach out! I'm excited for a short drive to visit Gerald Martin once we move.

As a western transplant myself, welcome and congrats.

 

[DFS]

Well I wanted to bring this thread full circle. My wife has signed a contract with Helena OBGYN! We are very excited and wish we could move now. We will move in July 2023 once she has completed residency so if you know of any places coming for sale in that area let us know. If anyone has questions about how we got to this point from the original post don't hesitate to ask.

If you live in Helena and want to be friends please reach out! I'm excited for a short drive to visit Gerald Martin once we move.

Congrats!! It ain’t Bozeman but it’s close.

 

[Trap]

Two Dot is an awesome town. I'd pick there for sure.

Or you could commute from Melville to two dot? If two dot is a little too big for you. Lots of options

 

[CycleFishHunt]

Well I wanted to bring this thread full circle.

Things will really come full circle when the next person asks where they should move to in Montana, and you reply “MT is full”

But in all seriousness, congrats!

 

[mr_steve]

Things will really come full circle when the next person asks where they should move to in Montana, and you reply “MT is full”

But in all seriousness, congrats!

Hahaha it'll definitely cross my mind.

Thank you! We have visited Helena several times and in conversation I would mention to locals we were planning to move there and thought they would be discouraging. To my surprise most were excited. They said the most important part is to contribute to the community and not just work remote and sit in your house. Looking forward to be a part of the community!

 

[Flatrock]

Congrats @mr_steve!!! Damn though I wish I had seen this thread a year ago. I was in a similar boat 7-8 years ago.

 

[HowieNH]

Background: My wife, myself and our two year old live in Omaha, NE where she is in year two of a four year OBGYN residency program (completion June 2023). We both grew up in ND, spent a couple years in both WA and AK. I’ve always wanted to live in MT for hunting, we both love the mountains for activities like snowboarding and lastly it allows us to be somewhat close to home to see family. The limiting factor for location is her job. Most smaller towns don’t have a dedicated OBGYN or you’d have to be on call most every night is my understanding. She would ideally like to live in a town of 15k or larger for those reasons, an ideal call ratio is 1:5-7. We have family in Helena and Butte so Helena is currently at the top of the list with Bozeman, Missoula and Sheridan (yes I know it’s in WY ) following. I’ve explored ideas like the Hamilton but I fear its too small. All that being said I have no experience with any of this, just basing this off of what I’ve read and what she has told me. I’d love to live in a smaller communityOur main goal is to find a community to invest ourselves in for decades to come and also have good work/life balance. Starting this month we will begin introducing ourselves to recruiters which may dictate a lot of this. We hope to have a plan by summer of 2022 to give us time to plan the move. I’ll update you all on what happens!


Question: Where in Montana should we look to move? Anyone have past experience with friends or family in a similar situation and can offer advice?

Thanks for any input and advice offered. I apologize for being another person looking to move to MT but I hope you understand our reasoning!

Honestly from one outof stater to another Mt has gotten very expensive unless you move east of Bozeman and Helena I have been gone for 20 years, but have a brother that lives in Belgrade. I would definatly consider WY Sheridan is great Cody would be a great choice as well. PLUS!! the hunting's better in the Cowboy State. Good Luck!

 

[ncina]

Broadus or Biddle... All kidding aside, I really like Bozeman area. I do quite a bit of fishing around Ft. Peck/Glasgow area.