Great Rural Towns in Montana to Retire or Buy a Home.

Great Rural Towns in Montana to Retire or Buy a Home.

Are you one of the many people that dream about moving to a small town away from the cities and buying a house? If you said yes this video is for you.
We researched small towns across Montana looking for the best rural towns outside of major metro areas. We also look at small towns where some people move to when they got a structured settlement after their mesothelioma lawyer did a great job, retired, or work remotely.
Small towns in America are finally an option for so many Americans now that we have the ability to work from home and even earn degrees online. Small town America is waiting for you to move to them, buy a house and make a life.
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[ellbee]

Rural MT might seem appealing but it has its own problems. Costs are skyrocketing and the bubble will burst at some point. MT real estate can be very cyclical especially in rural areas. It’s only the real estate agents and investors hyping it up to make profits. It might seem like a good value to sell in a bigger center and buy rurally with your profit but it’s all relative. Try getting your money back out when you go to sell. Any profit will be taxed and you’re going to spend a fortune to get back into an urban market. A few families that I’ve spoken to have all regretted moving from CA, WA, TX, NY, MN, after a couple of years. They all eventually want to move back to areas where they originally came from to be closer to old friends and family. The older ones want to move south for winters and end up spending more maintaining two homes. Their kids are ready to leave the state after high school. Some friends of mine that have moved on often comment that they’re glad they don’t own a true winter coat anymore and can ride their motorbike more than 5 months a year. Spend a couple winters - cold, snow, wind, icy roads. Dry summers and often windy and dusty. Forrest fires and smoke in the mountains. Rural internet not great. Power outages and service disruption happens in MT too. Crime is rising all over the state and is only going to get worse. Drugs are in every community - you’re naive if you don’t think so. Medical care is available but not necessarily readily accessible or cost effective - you probably will have to travel. Produce and fresh fruit, especially in rural areas, can be very expensive - the state borders Canada - it’s at the end of the delivery route - sometimes you get the last on the truck. If you want niceties and convenience expect to pay. It can be a tough place to live raising kids or growing old. Lots of young people leave the state for better opportunities and education, and lots of older people head south for the winter or they just move to AZ, FL, etc permanently. And if you plan on farming or ranching, you better be one tough SOB and have a supportive family because it’s a lot of work. Life ain’t easy in MT. It can be a great place to visit but hard if it’s not in your blood.

[shootermcgavin]

Montana is already too darn expensive. All of the Californians have already bought up all the land increasing the prices to unaffordable levels.

[everintransit]

The brown bears are very friendly in Montana. They love to have you for dinner.

[kunztuber]

I am a Montana native, but unfortunately never bought there. I’d love to move back to Montana, but it’s now too damn expensive.

[nonameuno]

I lived in Whitefish back in the early 90s. It was a nice small town then. I've visited there since and they sure ruined it. It's like South Lake Tahoe now. Traffic, crowds, expensive, standing in line for everthing. Glad I got live there when it was good.

[annamoody]

I was born and raised here in MT and I still live here. I would ask a local Montanan first. We have a SERIOUS problem with meth trafficking here. Also, people moving in from out of state has caused the culture to change, and cause the price of homes and land to increase drastically.
Also, ps, no one wants to live in Roundup lol

[therealmountainmanmike]

You mentioned Century Link a lot. In my experience, it's basically third-world internet in its dependability. They also charge you for months and months after canceling with them despite hours of phone calls trying to get them to stop. I'd avoid them at all costs.

[andrewknaff]

I grew up in Montana and every rural town has a water tower with the towns name on it. Also, nearly every town and city has the cities initial or initials in big white stones on the side of the largest visible hill.

[David-nxvm]

I was stationed in Montana in the Air Force in the 80s. Have spent considerable time in both Townsend and Lewistown. I would probably tilt towards Townsend because it’s closer to Helena, the state Capital, transportation networks, etc. Lewistown is bigger, but it is seriously out there isolated. Until you drive there, you really can’t appreciate how far it is from freaking everything. Winter weather in Montana is no joke and I’m from Minnesota originally. Also, there is a real expectation of self reliance there. If you’re “needy”, you will have a real hard time.

[RainyRoth]

You really missed the mark by not including one of the three towns in Lincoln County; Troy, Libby, or Eureka. Smack dab in the middle of the Kootenai National Forest. Surrounded by Lakes, River’s, a ski resort. But housing is hard to come by and folks don’t take kindly to those who move here, then try to turn it into a mini California.

[FeralMTLady]

I live in Montana. The winters are brutal and the summers are short. You better be rugged if you want to thrive. Also, there isn't much to do other than cow tipping, so bring your muscles!

[jeanmeyer]

Wow, what surprises me is how many Montanans watch this video. Enjoyed most of the comments.

[blippacg]

Wow, Roundup, MT. My mom was born there in 1935. This is crazy seeing a review of the town.

[swansfan]

The last time I said I love to look at your towns, because you have so many beautiful towns/places and I just enjoy seeing them, I received one comment and it went something like this:
oh my god woman you want to live here, stop just looking at the pretty pictures. She then proceeded to go on about how bad a lot of places are.
I can’t remember what I said but basically I told her I’m not stupid, I know there are good and bad everywhere.
For 53 years I’ve lived an 1h 20m down from Sydney along the beautiful beaches and have no intention of moving but I still like to look at your beautiful towns (is that a crime?) Heads up, either don’t comment or just say thank you, we do have some really beautiful places don’t we. ❤️Jodie 🇦🇺

[shooter]

We love Montana. Our Town didn’t get mentioned. We’re OK with that. I just bought a bumper sticker that says “Montana is full. I hear North Dakota is nice.”

[Zenas]

Well, their goes the neighborhood. If you do come to Montana, a word of warning, just know that Montana is Grizzly Bear territory, never hike alone and make noise as you hike. Just recently a hiker in Bozeman was mauled to death by a Grizzly Bear. Grizzly Bears like their elbow room more than Montanans, but not much more. Keep your distance, clean up after your self, and help us keep the wild places wild. One more thing, Montana is also Black Bear Territory and they are more likely to attack you than Grizzly Bears are. The wild animals don't mind you seeing them from afar, but never try to pet them or see how close you can get to them. It will be taken as aggression and they will ether run away or attack if you block its path. NEVER! approach a wild baby animal if you value your life.

[sheilagrunhurd]

Townsend is a wonderful town. We have property in three forks and Townsend is lovely

[mrskmm]

As someone from Big Timber I’m glad we made the list! Because if Roundup makes the list… 😕. But now I’m having mixed feeling because you found the UGLIEST pictures I’ve have EVER seen of Big Twig (as we fondly call it). Our town is absolutely beautiful and surrounded by mountains and has the quaintest little downtown, but you show the trailer park, the interstate and the Lazy J?!?! What?!? On the other hand I’m glad, go ahead and make Big Timber look ugly, it will keep people away and the prices of everything down lol.

[jmac]

You mentioned 3 towns I've lived in, thanks!!

[SwearWoolf]

Your comment about Anaconda man amused me. Between Anaconda and Deer Lodge I would rather live in Anaconda. I'm pretty surprised it wasn't on the list. It's beautiful, it's walkable, the Hospital there is awesome. Since I moved half an hour up the road to Butte, I still drive straight past the hospital here to go to the one there. Anaconda is about half an hour from Deer Lodge, Phillipsburg, a little less to Georgetown Lake, and half an hour from Butte. If you need anything it's basically either in town or half an hour away. Aside from Whitefish, which I wouldn't want to live there, it's basically a suburb of Kalispell. The rest of the list is great.