Why Nobody Lives In Montana

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[akamem]

Montana used to be a place you would live in for privacy and cheap land. Now the out of staters moved in and no one can afford anything. Apartment's are $2k a month easy, house that were selling for $175k a year later are $400k. Sucks

[ryanweigler]

My wife and I live in Billings, and this past year we hiked up to a glacier outside of tiny Cooke City. Throughout our entire trip, including the 7 mile four wheeler ride over a very rugged jeep trail just to get to the trailhead, we didn't run into a single person until close to the end of the hike. We wound up seeing more mountain goats than people that day. I love this place because we can go get lost in the mountains with not a soul around for miles and miles.

[viewfromthehillswift]

Montana, like other western states, is a colony, providing raw materials for the big states that run it -- coal, wheat, beef, and formerly copper and silver.

[jonathanflood]

As a Californian who was a ranch hand and wildland fire fighter, I get told all the time to move to Montana and everyone started saying I need to watch Yellowstone when they found out I was branded on a ranch (this happened before the show was a thing) and I can confidently say most people would not be able to handle that sort of lifestyle. It's a very secluded culture and while I love being deep outdoors away from civilization I did grow up in a big city and still like to move fast a lot of the time. Don't move to Montana and make the state you live in a better place, if you want to be a cowboy I'm sure there's places with ranches and farms you can work at but know its tough work. If you do move to Montana adapt their culture and values, California is a melting pot so feel free to bring your lifestyle here by all means I want it, but them mountain folk ain't to fond of most outsiders, I was an exception when I moved to a small mountain town but just know blue collared work is honest but ain't easy. Much love to yall n yall have a good day 🤙🏼

[charlierogertango]

You can always tell an out of stater when they cant pronounce Helena. I live in Helena. No sales tax but we sometimes get brutal winters which is why lots of people leave. Make sure to have a block heater where you plug in your car so it will start. For the last week temperatures were between -35° and -15°. Without wind chill...some places were -70° with wind chill. Meaning frozen pipes and cars that wouldn't start. And icy roads that are so slick if you dont know how to drive in it...good luck. And the mountain passes close when they have those bad snow storms...

[craigbutler]

I live in the county of Kent, England. We are crammed in like sardines. I often say to my family how lucky Americans are to have all that never ending, diverse, magnificent country. You can motorbike, mountain bike, ride horses, climb mountains go get lost in the forests, the plains, mountain regions. You're very lucky. If I lived in the states I would try to explore it as much as possible. (not the cities though, cities aren't my cup of tea; whatever the country)

[randoir]

When Walmart or Amazon is your biggest employer, you know there's a problem. If you are a remote worker it seems like it could provide a good work life balance with its exceptional natural areas .

[matthewb]

Ah yes, Yellowstone. A show made by a Texan, starring a Californian, that's filmed (mostly) in Utah, except for the parts that have to be filmed in Helena. Nothing screams "local" more than that. You forgot to mention MT had, until a few years ago, the largest ICBM missile complex in the entire world. When the 564th was active, the 341st Missile Wing spanned 29K+ square miles. Roughly the same area as Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, combined.

[anonymouslyanonymous]

You pronounced Helena wrong. It’s actually “hell-luh-na.” I live in Montana, and I think Yellowstone, the TV show, is NOT the reason why it’s growing, it’s simply because of the shifting to remote work in recent years. This has allowed more people to be able to live anywhere in the country, and Montana’s natural beauty attracts a lot of people. I’ve known a few people that moved to Montana because they got to work from home. A lot of people from Colorado are moving to Montana because it reminds them what Colorado used to be like, so it’s a bit of nostalgia. I used to live in Colorado, and Montana reminds me a lot of Colorado!!

[Techixyi]

"why nobody lives in montana" alaska and wyoming: did you forget about me?

[gardenerofthegalaxy]

Can't believe there wasn't a Boz Angeles joke about Bozeman given its growth and the number of Californians moving there. Most videos about Montana almost always mention Boz Angeles. And if you think Bozeman is expensive, look up Big Sky.

[bobadingo]

I live in Montana on Flathead Lake own my property and live for around $400 a month, my income is only $854a month.
it all depends on how much you want to spend.. .

[trailrunnah]

I live in Rhode Island which has about the same population as Montana in a tiny little area. The thought of living in such a sparsely populated state sounds AMAZING.

[Thefunnyhalf]

As a Montana native, I never knew why people pronounce the capital as "huh-lay-nuh" while I've only heard it said as "hell-en-uh" here.

[saltycreole]

I was stationed in Montana for four years. Came from Cali. San Diego in fact. Never got warm. Cheers Montanans. You're a tough bunch.

[rosspeaksteelworks]

As a Montanan allow me to elaborate. Harsh winters are a good deterrent, as we just had some -40° days. Its not uncommon to get snow 9 months out of the year. And with the rising popularity and people wanting to move here, housing prices have gone way up, and housing can't be built fast enough for the demand. Lastly, Montanans are incredibly xenophobic and don't want any out of staters moving in. Be prepared to meet people and when you say where you're from you'll get a lot of these faces 😬.

[swamp_croc]

Here is the lesson. If you have a good thing, a good place, shut up about it. In fact, tell people it's awful. It's horrible. It snows nearly six months of the year and the sun scorches you the other six. Wild animals prowl on urbanites and every other day there is a new missing person report. There might be Wendigos living in the hills and evil spirits of long dead miners haunt every dark crevice. There is no good amenities, it's hard to get around in, and people mysteriously die in their old age. The air is thinner and there may in fact be things in it, and the US Government runs a huge missile complex in the state that will surely be a target for nuclear apocalypse greater than anywhere else on earth.
Some say there are government black projects and interment camps hidden away in bunkers and aliens accidentally abduct people when they come to probe cows, happens all the time. In short, Montana is horrifying. A true wild land of nature and dark secrets that is waiting for you to make a slip so it can kill you. Go back home.

[ssfc]

As a blackfeet, all the Montanans bitching about new people moving in is pretty rich

[ethanbarry]

My whole family’s in Montana mostly and I live in Texas every day when I look at photos I took when visiting keeps making me want to go back permanently to go to college and live my life there, I’m tired of the Houston heat and humidity for most of the year most of Texas is flat and boring but Montana is one of the prettiest places I’ve ever seen. When I move there this summer I will miss bucc ees and some of the great restaurants because of the great diversity in Houston.

[alefunzouzzle]

Montana is beautiful, and the people are nice. I love the small town feel of the cities too. The problem I see is the winter weather. My goodness it gets cold cold. Wonderful place to visit, but living there is another story.