10 Best Places to Retire in Montana

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When it comes to the great outdoors, only a few places are better than the 10 best places to retire in Montana! The state’s nicknames –  Big Sky Country, The Treasure State, and The Last Best Place, say a lot!!

The economy of Montana still relies heavily on agriculture and livestock. Oil has been gaining ground as a significant contributor to the state’s treasury, and the discovery of oil in many parts of the state has turned many of the landowners into overnight millionaires. Not surprisingly, tourism has seen a slight boom in recent years, and today is the fastest-growing industry in the state. With such well-known and beautiful parks like Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park, the potential for tourism to be the biggest industry in Montana is there.

Best Places to Retire in Montana

One reason why nature lovers and adventurers would be thrilled with living in one of the 10 best places in Montana is it has numerous mountain ranges. In fact, the state’s name originated from the Spanish word Montana, meaning “mountain”. The western portion of the states has most of the state’s 77 named ranges, and many of these are part of the Rocky Mountains. One of the more famous of these ranges is the Bitterroot Mountains. These mountains are one of the longest ranges of the Rocky Mountains and divide Montana from its neighbor Idaho.

Because of the topography of the state, it has produced some of the most stunning landscapes that many of us have seen only on postcards. Glacier National Park, located on the US-Canadian border, has been termed as the “Crown of the Continent Ecosystem” because of its preserved and pristine ecosystem. Designated as a World Heritage Site in 1995, the park has some of the most dramatic and breathtaking scenes one can imagine. In addition to the Glacier National Park, parts of a more famous national park are found within Montana – the Yellowstone National Park. Primarily located in Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park offers its visitors various flora and fauna and offers different landscapes from geysers, lakes and spring to meadows, mountains, and waterfalls.

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To find the 10 best places to retire in Montana, we used several factors, which are important to elderly people, who are looking ideal places for their golden years. Those factors are – the number of doctors per capita, the costs of living, house values, and crime rates. We found data for these factors on Sperling’s Best Places, Areavibes, and Livability and all the counties were ranked in each category separately assigning a corresponding score. Then, we summed up the scores and got our list of 10 best counties for spending your retirement in Montana!

What are you waiting for? Read through the list of these 10 best places to retire in Montana! Adventure is out there!

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