Ranking The 10 Best Montana Counties To Live In

The 10 Best Counties To Live In Montana Ranked

Montana is a big place with many wonderful places to live, but let's be honest, with 56 counties total, there are going to be some that are better suited to live in than others.

That's not to disparage those places; it's just that they may lack jobs, perhaps the cost of living is too high, or maybe crime is higher there, along with a myriad of other reasons.

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What Is The Best Montana County To Live In?

Ranking things is always going to be subjective and differ from one person to another.

Thankfully, I am not the one who is actually doing the ranking of the best Montana counties to live in for 2024.

That would be the folks over at HomeSnacks, so if your county is not on the list, direct your ire at them.

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How Did They Rank These Counties?

HomeSnacks has been ranking the best counties to live in Montana for quite some time, and they release a new list every year.

They utilize their own research called "Saturday Night Science" for all their rankings.

When it comes to ranking the counties in Montana, they based it on the latest U.S. Census data, and then they looked at the following factors: crime, cost of living, and demographic data.

Did your county make the list? Find out the answer in the gallery below.