Where should I move to in MT?

[Deleted member 28227]

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!

We are in a similar boat, Wife is a resident, 2026 is our target date so far
1. Bozeman,
2. Kalispell SVC
3. Anchorage

We have similar size requirements (same reason), would like access to a ski resort, but don't want to be in a ski town. We grew up in one and tried like hell to get out as soon as we turned 18. I don't want to raise my kids in another one.

Helena and Butte don't have skiing... same with Durango.

Wyoming doesn't have anything that fits the bill, Utah is a hard pass, Idaho...maybe

It's a work in progress, and sometimes I think we might be happiest in Burlington.

 

[Deleted member 28227]

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Not joking.

I always find it funny when people in Bozeman think it's expensive...

 

[refuseresist]

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Not joking.

hey that's half my monthly rent

 

[Irrelevant]

I always find it funny when people in Bozeman think it's expensive... View attachment 168933

This one is more shocking. It's about the cheapest thing imaginable.... that's not a cardboard box.

40 Calumet St, Revere, MA 02151 | Zillow

40 Calumet St, Revere MA, is a Single Family home that contains 1080 sq ft and was built in 1900.It contains 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.This home last sold for $293,000 in March 2021. The Zestimate for this Single Family is $397,400, which has increased by $3,590 in the last 30 days.The Rent...

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[refuseresist]

This one is more shocking. It's about the cheapest thing imaginable.... that's not a cardboard box.

40 Calumet St, Revere, MA 02151 | Zillow

40 Calumet St, Revere MA, is a Single Family home that contains 1080 sq ft and was built in 1900.It contains 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.This home last sold for $293,000 in March 2021. The Zestimate for this Single Family is $397,400, which has increased by $3,590 in the last 30 days.The Rent...

www.zillow.com

Lol how about this? It's about a quarter mile from my apartment!

1818 Adeline St, Oakland, CA 94607 | Zillow

1818 Adeline St, Oakland CA, is a Single Family home that contains 960 sq ft and was built in 1890.It contains 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. The Zestimate for this Single Family is $514,100, which has decreased by $11,626 in the last 30 days.The Rent Zestimate for this Single Family is $2,749/mo...

www.zillow.com

 

[RidgeRoamingRichard]

We are in a similar boat, Wife is a resident, 2026 is our target date so far
1. Bozeman,
2. Kalispell SVC
3. Anchorage

We have similar size requirements (same reason), would like access to a ski resort, but don't want to be in a ski town. We grew up in one and tried like hell to get out as soon as we turned 18. I don't want to raise my kids in another one.

Helena and Butte don't have skiing... same with Durango.

Wyoming doesn't have anything that fits the bill, Utah is a hard pass, Idaho...maybe

It's a work in progress, and sometimes I think we might be happiest in Burlington.

Not a fan of the Mediocre Divide huh? What, you want more than two lifts ha ha?

 

[Deleted member 28227]

Not a fan of the Mediocre Divide huh? What, you want more than two lifts ha ha?

The best ski area in NA only has 4 though a couple of those don’t really count.

It’s terrain to be honest.

@neffa3... nah ah... shit are you agreeing with me or not... typically you’re sassy so that was my assumption

 

[geetar]

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

Hank Jr went there once.

 

[JLS]

Hank Jr went there once.

Drank a lot of beer listening to Hank Jr.

 

[MTLabrador]

Hank Jr went there once.

While we’re throwing out suggestions.

 

[geetar]

While we’re throwing out suggestions.

I heard it’s colder than a well diggers ankles up there but you could stop off here for a bite to eat while you’re out house shopping.

 

[Irrelevant]

The best ski area in NA only has 4 though a couple of those don’t really count.

It’s terrain to be honest.

@neffa3... nah ah... shit are you agreeing with me or not... typically you’re sassy so that was my assumption

Sorta... we'll leave it vague for now

 

[Schaaf]

Drank a lot of beer listening to Hank Jr.

...IPA’s?

 

[JLS]

...IPA’s?

At that point in my financial life it was Keystone Light if I was feeling rich. Otherwise it was animal beer (Schmidt) or H bombs (Heidelberg).

 

[Schaaf]

At that point in my financial life it was Keystone Light if I was feeling rich. Otherwise it was animal beer (Schmidt) or H bombs (Heidelberg).

Need to travel back in time and tell young JLS about the 30 Cent Oly’s I found this week.

 

[JLS]

Need to travel back in time and tell young JLS about the 30 Cent Oly’s I found this week.

He’d have been there with his funnel and a fighting’ attitude.

 

[MTGomer]

Drank some Rolling Rock around a bonfire out in Lolo over Christmas. What’s that stuff? I feel like it’s in the Schmidt category, but with lamer cans

 

[mtmuley]

Otherwise it was animal beer (Schmidt)

Gotta be a damn broke beer drinker to know this. Been there, drank it. Loved it. mtmuley

 

[Schaaf]

He’d have been there with his funnel and a fighting’ attitude.

It’s a two part story.

 

[JLS]

Gotta be a damn broke beer drinker to know this. Been there, drank it. Loved it. mtmuley

I can’t say that I loved it, but it was cheap and we could buy enough for a good party and still have money for Copenhagen and a pizza at 200 AM. Animal beer farts are the absolute worst.