10 Reasons NOT to Move to Bozeman Montana

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  • 10 Reasons NOT to Move to Bozeman Montana - Are you moving to or relocating to Bozeman Montana or any surrounding city like Missoula, Billing, or even Livingston Montana?
    Well Living in Montana is not for everyone so we came up with 10 Reasons NOT to Move to Montana to see if these reasons will deter your move to Montana!
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Komentáƙe • 367

  • @mtarmygrd
    @mtarmygrd Pƙed 3 lety +138

    My friend owns a Uhaul company there and said the Californias can't get out fast enough after a bad winter. Can't wait for a bad winter

    • @marksobkowiak9959
      @marksobkowiak9959 Pƙed 2 lety +14

      Music to my ears !!

    • @nancydalton7081
      @nancydalton7081 Pƙed 2 lety +5

      @@marksobkowiak9959 l see your point. How do you feel about folks from N E OH. I refer you to winter's of 1977-78 in our State. First time Interstates closed and private citizens with snowplows on the front of their trucks called in by State. We got the chops!

    • @boblongmore907
      @boblongmore907 Pƙed 2 lety +10

      Good!!!!
      And the lack of SOY......LOL

    • @88kar88
      @88kar88 Pƙed 2 lety +17

      God bless winter.
      back to commifornia.

    • @bobbyboombatz1489
      @bobbyboombatz1489 Pƙed 2 lety

      We got the New Yorkers and Bostonites invading Ct also. Can't stand em.

  • @michaellorenson2997
    @michaellorenson2997 Pƙed 3 lety +88

    "Call someplace paradise, then kiss it goodbye." Don Henley (Eagles), singing about the surge of people moving to Colorado in the 1970s, and how that destroyed the places (like Aspen) they came to 'enjoy'. If you move to a place like Bozeman, don't take the damn city with you. Seriously.

    • @88kar88
      @88kar88 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      sadly they wont listen. Better to keep quiet about the good places

    • @Mille8492
      @Mille8492 Pƙed rokem

      How is the sledding/snowmobile intown, want to be able to sled around the area rather than drive my truck.

    • @firefliflihi5719
      @firefliflihi5719 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci +1

      FL os ruined now from everyone moving here. :( I don't know where to go

  • @relevantinformation6655
    @relevantinformation6655 Pƙed 3 lety +5

    Thank you, very informative!!!

  • @tangobravo8889
    @tangobravo8889 Pƙed 3 lety +30

    I have spent a lot of time in Montana since the late 70’s. Remember, Boulder Co. used to be a great place to live, now its the Berkeley Ca of Colorado. Unfortunately i see Bozeman headed down the same rabbit hole.
    The author John Gierach in his book “Standing in a River Waving a Stick” has a great explanation of how it happens (starting on page 173). At 73 and having spent a good many years out West, i think he pretty much hits the nail on the head.

    • @nancydalton7081
      @nancydalton7081 Pƙed 2 lety

      My husband is a fly fisherman. Before moving to Bozeman, what are some good inns to stay to get a taste of the local vibe. We are from NE OH, where, on occasion, it has snowed on June 1. We are equipped and mentally prepared to face long winters. In fact our OH already has a Montana Lodge decor: two story stone fireplace, lots of wood details.

  • @robertshorthill6836
    @robertshorthill6836 Pƙed rokem +10

    If you are absolutely dead set on moving to Bozeangeles, or other towns (cities), you had better have a damn good lucrative source of income. Prices of everything are going up month by month. A house price will knock your socks off -- unbelievably high. You will see tons of out of state vehicle plates, many of these owners will be your neighbors. Folks from the south east, Florida, southern California will not enjoy the ice, snow, slick black ice roads and streets for many months before a late spring. Then we have short, hot summers to play at crowded recreation venues, mountain trails, fishing and boating accesses. In short, Montana has become a playground for rich out of state new comers, to the dismay of old time natives. Please stay where you live now! Montana is no longer the "last, best place" to live. I am an old MT native and am sorry to see what is taking place before my very eyes.

    • @bevgal
      @bevgal Pƙed rokem +3

      I hear ya. I was born and raised in Bozeman but have lived in Alabama for almost 28 years now. I still have family there but it no longer feels like home. It is NOT the great town that I remember. Very sad

  • @hellomezz100
    @hellomezz100 Pƙed rokem +4

    Me and my husband are Alaskans and this sounds just like home. We are looking forward to joining the community

  • @mixflip
    @mixflip Pƙed 2 lety +3

    We had a snow day in Las Vegas when we got 1 inch of snow one winter. I actually love snow as long as I have studded snow tires and awd or 4x4.

  • @KatrinaRainwater
    @KatrinaRainwater Pƙed 3 lety +117

    You obviously are not from here, you pronounced the Gallation River incorrectly. Prices of homes are skyrocket around here. We do have a lot of traffic in Bozeman here, this area is often referred to as Bozeangeles which fits.We don’t need a bunch of out liberal out of state folks moving here as they do that then Montana becomes California, this used to be one of the best places to live. Now with so many California people moving here it’s destroying what was once a great state. The weather report is only about 60% correct, this is a very expensive place to live, and no Walmart doesn’t pay $18.00 an hour to work there and they only hire part time. This area is known for low wages and a high cost of living with no affordable housing.

    • @scottseverythingoutdoors462
      @scottseverythingoutdoors462 Pƙed 3 lety +18

      I am born and raised in Bozeman and you said it exactly how I would have!! So sad how this Valley is now!

    • @joshuarandall2159
      @joshuarandall2159 Pƙed 3 lety +9

      I live in three forks and choose to do all my shopping in Helena just because it’s less stressful dealing with people and traffic

    • @suzanneseiple191
      @suzanneseiple191 Pƙed 3 lety +14

      This is also happening here in Western North Carolina! I live in Haywood County which is about 15 minutes away from Asheville. We pretty much have the same issues. Rich folks from California, New York or wherever the hell else moving here. Prices of homes are ridiculously high, more traffic and generally more people. The local politicians can only see $$ and not the damage these people do. I can go on and on, lol, smdh. For me this even isn’t about Liberal or conservative crap, it’s just about trying to live in a place that’s getting all about impossible to!!

    • @mrnoodle3777
      @mrnoodle3777 Pƙed 3 lety +24

      @@suzanneseiple191 well liberals tend to bring the bad with them. You gotta wonder why the places they’re moving from are such crap holes in the first place. Not that I’m trying to start some political debate I’m just saying it’s getting hard to keep them separate.

    • @bluecollardiesel
      @bluecollardiesel Pƙed 3 lety +36

      Don’t you think people moving from places like California are moving because they don’t agree what’s going on. Everyone I know that is moving are all republicans tired of what California had done. Some people were born in California and didn’t chose to be born there. They dealt with the drama and stupidity and now tired of it. That’s how I feel at least.

  • @floydkhumalo4182
    @floydkhumalo4182 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    I love Bozeman! Great video guys.

  • @raquelvargas7757
    @raquelvargas7757 Pƙed 2 lety

    thank you for sharing places about montana

  • @carolinamay8328
    @carolinamay8328 Pƙed rokem +5

    There's a reason Bozeman is now called Boz Angeles. The traffic is horrible. Builders squeeze as many homes as possible into subdivided land. More homes = more money. These homes are typically two-story in order to have higher square footage. Higher square footage = higher profits. This means your neighbors peer into your backyard- both from their second-story windows and from their own backyards, which are tiny lots next to yours. For $950,000, you can buy one of these homes and live in an area that looks so much like California that you'd never know you were in Montana. Perhaps you prefer the charm of historic Bozeman and want to be able to walk to downtown. This housing starts at well over $1 million, even the condos. That said, the downtown area is authentically charming. People are friendly. Gallatin Valley is gorgeous. Just have an idea of what you're getting into before you move because, as nice as these numerous "Ten Things About Bozeman"" videos are, the creators are realtors and they want to make money. They aren't your friends.

    • @takaraizumi1074
      @takaraizumi1074 Pƙed rokem +1

      Agreed. Also, people seem to have no idea about our higher property taxes and insurance rates. Remember people - homeowner's insurance is higher here due to weather damage (snow/wind/hail/etc). Also, there is nothing like getting your car/truck creamed by a hailstorm. Just little things real estate agents "forget" to tell newcomers.

  • @BigfootDadExploresMontana
    @BigfootDadExploresMontana Pƙed rokem +1

    Just found this channel - very cool! Will be checking out more of your videos. Don't forget about the subzero temperatures! The coldest temperature in the lower 48 was recorded here in Montana. đŸ„¶

  • @williamreynolds-pi3fr
    @williamreynolds-pi3fr Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

    I really appreciate this information. Can you give a update version? Thank you

  • @Mhatter12
    @Mhatter12 Pƙed 2 lety

    Nice video guys!

  • @BrookGarretson
    @BrookGarretson Pƙed 3 lety +8

    Do you like cold and windy weather? Anywhere north of Denver is for you. At least Wyoming plows and maintains the highways.

  • @garfield8900
    @garfield8900 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I spent the night in Lima, MT in my semi truck on 3/10/22 and it was 19 below zero and the wind was howling. That temp didn’t even include the chill factor.

  • @USMCCGAGNG
    @USMCCGAGNG Pƙed 3 lety +10

    It’s COLD AF for 9 months out of the year. If it hurts to go outside, I mean so dangerously cold it’s painful, you better be careful selling all your stuff to move there. Summers are spectacular. Winters
. well, you better be okay with your tiny house that costed you $400,000.

    • @davidlafleche1142
      @davidlafleche1142 Pƙed 3 lety

      Look at the bright side: YOUR apartment buildings aren't going to collapse in a muddy sandbox!

  • @elizabethbrower3191
    @elizabethbrower3191 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    I live in upstate New York on the shores of Lake Ontario and we get comparable winters to Bozeman, but I lived in Bozeman from 2004-2007 and I really liked it except that there is not much snow removal on the roads except on the snow route which I happened to live on. Snow didn’t bother me but the California people and midwesterners who thought who the heck they were drove me crazy. It’s very expensive to live there and not enough jobs to support the cost of housing and food. But it’s a beautiful city, and county and state. And I just loved the mountains. And I rented and had a chocolate lab but I had a good landlord

  • @lugnutlarry1764
    @lugnutlarry1764 Pƙed rokem +9

    I’ve lived in Montana 51 years. Twenty years ago my wife and I absolutely loved driving to Bozeman several times a year. We had season tickets for the Bobcats for several years. The town we knew and loved no longer exists. Very sad. We have not visited in I couple years.

    • @anitakristensen4679
      @anitakristensen4679 Pƙed rokem +5

      I live in Livingston . They say we are are rowdy cowboy town . Not true any more . You don't see cowboys like we use to have . In fact this year we didn't even have a rodeo queen . Our town has changed so much its depressing . I was born here n 64 . All we have basically on main street are art galleries . We no longer have Benfranklins , no stores like shopko or pamida . Our town has died . But alot of new homes being built .

    • @canature9128
      @canature9128 Pƙed rokem +2

      @@anitakristensen4679Just wait for more SoCal and Bay Area transplants, then there will be plenty of "rodeo queens"

    • @anitakristensen4679
      @anitakristensen4679 Pƙed rokem

      @@canature9128 there is more to being a rodeo queen, then pretending to be one. Got to know which end the horse shits out of, for one. You can't just dress and act the part. Of course, money has been known to buy sashes and crowns.

    • @canature9128
      @canature9128 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@anitakristensen4679 Oh I hear ya 100% my comment was pure sarcasm

    • @anitakristensen4679
      @anitakristensen4679 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@canature9128 got ya. I hope you can tell what I think about the SoCal and Bay area transplants. All though, some have gone back. Apparently the winter was to cold for them. But, we haven't had the winters like we use to.

  • @eddyaruda486
    @eddyaruda486 Pƙed 3 lety +7

    Jackson! Portland, Houston, and now Bozeman?! Wow! Everywhere I seem to be thinking of moving you are already there! You are a hard worker!

    • @ironmanmason4247
      @ironmanmason4247 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Portland?!

    • @eddyaruda486
      @eddyaruda486 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@ironmanmason4247 Actually, I had thought of moving to Vancouver, WA, a suburb of Portland, OR. Right now, I am leaning towards staying in Montana and moving to Billings!

    • @ironmanmason4247
      @ironmanmason4247 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@eddyaruda486 Oh, I wouldn’t move to Portland after 2020, but yeah I live in NYC and hate it here, I want to move to Montana probably Great Falls

    • @LivinginBozemanMontana
      @LivinginBozemanMontana  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      haha yes busy! Well I will be able to help you somewhere!!!

    • @lalaloopsie6045
      @lalaloopsie6045 Pƙed 3 lety +7

      dont move to montana

  • @davefogelstrom8940
    @davefogelstrom8940 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I lived in Billings tears ago & traveled the state. I can attest to your comments about snow & black ice.

  • @denr.p.4054
    @denr.p.4054 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    I grew up in Kentucky in Appalachia region bordering Tennessee & Virginia & West Virginia. We like to think we are pretty tough & most part we already & can most out about any situation. Excellent marksmen, good hunters & gardeners. All sorts of money saving skills.
    But Montana is whole different ballpark, it’s cold & really cold. Regions get vastly remote & you better at least know someone before you go. I had a cousin that took a mining job as a superintendents to a large coal company . He worked there for several years & his wife said she hated it, couldn’t take your coat off sometimes until mid June. Then look around & winter is upon you. They ended up moving to Florida 😆, & doing well.
    You move out there you better be young & tough & most importantly very healthy at any age or your going to end up right in some big city where you can get help & cost of living goes up. Cold are anything but paradise, you move to Georgia Blue ridge mountains looking for piece but there is a mountain there has year round snow on top of it 😆 well good thing about it in this day & age young can thoughts research this sort of less cost & living a simpler life. I don’t need soar panels to do it & don’t live off the grid, you just don’t need as much as you think! People were putting healthy food back long before refrigeration . My grandmother was expert & died in 2008;at a 104 in her sleep. She also had had money & a super clean house . Amazing people & happy people. đŸ‡ș🇾

    • @cyng6393
      @cyng6393 Pƙed rokem

      My mom and 11 of her sister and brothers moved to Montana from West Virginia. They are the Counts, lived in mostly Mingo County. I loved their stories. And most of them migrated out here to Montana. And definitely put there stamp on the legacy. They made alot of the roads in the mountains here and mining. And they are/were tough! Compared to my relatives..alot of us kids can't even compare to the lives they lived!! They handed down alot of their skills 😉 but we will never be comparable in my oppion!

  • @libbynovotny9979
    @libbynovotny9979 Pƙed 3 lety +18

    Terribly expensive to live in Bozeman too many rich folks moving here and raisng prices of homes

    • @KatrinaRainwater
      @KatrinaRainwater Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Exactly

    • @suzanneseiple191
      @suzanneseiple191 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      I know it’s not nice to say but I compare these people that move from big cities and destroy our small towns to locusts! They come in droves, completely up pending everything and when there’s nothing left to destroy or mess up, they move and go somewhere else. I love living in WNC, it’s my home but more and more I’m thinking of moving since the same thing is happening here. Guess it won’t be to Bozeman, lol.

    • @Experiment-yk5mf
      @Experiment-yk5mf Pƙed 3 lety

      Bozeman is lost and no longer Montana . Born and raised in Montana went to college in Bozeman I do not recognize the people or the area. If you like California move to Bozeman.

  • @johnpaulormiston1510
    @johnpaulormiston1510 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    We live in northern Maine in a Montanna log home. We will bring it west in the summer with our Montanna cabin

  • @Anne5440_
    @Anne5440_ Pƙed 2 lety +1

    The same reasons can apply to Eastern Washington plus everything is sold at Seattle prices. Heck everything comes from Seattle. Our snow is not as often and as deep but it can be some years.

  • @takaraizumi1074
    @takaraizumi1074 Pƙed rokem +2

    FYI for anyone wanting to move to Montana: We have no sales tax, but that's made up for by decently high property and income taxes. Car insurance is outrageous because of all of the deer. If you are coming, bring a boatload of cash to pay for it all. OH - and our electricity company has something neat called "premium rate times" which are 7-10am and 5-8pm -- where the rate is jacked up by 4x. Don't think you will live on windmills and solar panels - it's too windy and we're too far north to get any solar benefit. Oh - and make sure to buy a snow blower - by law, you will have to snow blow your sidewalk or get fined. Remember, 6 months of winter in Montana. Aside of all of that, welcome to Montana. lol

  • @Yenko1992
    @Yenko1992 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I've been offered a position at Bozeman Deaconess hospital and I'll be up there in a couple days looking at real estate.
    Man is it expensive up there!
    No worries I'm not from California I'm an Okie! I'm hoping it's not as windy as down here in Idaho where I have spent the last year the wind blows constantly and it gets really old especially in the winter.

  • @gregorybader7135
    @gregorybader7135 Pƙed 3 lety +20

    I went to college at Montana State University in Bozeman. It’s too bad the place is being ruined by all the newcomers. If I were you, I would find some other undiscovered place and move there.

  • @lauramater628
    @lauramater628 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I have been coming Montana since the 70s and it ain't the same. People I know use to come here to fish and hunt they go to Alaska now. However there is still more left here than the southern states as far as More freedom in the parks.

  • @anthonygoodrich6750
    @anthonygoodrich6750 Pƙed rokem +1

    How do you handle the cold if you come from Florida? I am from CA and worry about the cold

  • @pancakes0886
    @pancakes0886 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    why people upset that people want to live in montana? ive wanted to live in a mountain town since i was 11 years old. im 24 and still stuck in illinois right now. my dreams been to move to montana. need to do a couple things first before i can move but honestly i cannot wait

    • @JustMe-mn4gr
      @JustMe-mn4gr Pƙed 2 lety +2

      I don't live there, but why isn't the answer obvious to you? I mean, they say it outright half the time.

  • @porterdassenko6561
    @porterdassenko6561 Pƙed 3 lety +8

    Bozeman is cold as North Dakota and 4x more expensive!
    Move to Bismarck! You'll be much better off!

  • @Thompson-from-Finland
    @Thompson-from-Finland Pƙed 2 lety

    i live in Finland and ive been watching these "10 reasons to move montana" about 4hrs :D. dam i want to move montana!

  • @ronaldpiper4812
    @ronaldpiper4812 Pƙed 3 lety

    Bozeman brewing makes good beer. I took worland,world, aluminum cans to them. A lot nicer things to say about them than the truck stop.

  • @producerkee4202
    @producerkee4202 Pƙed 2 lety

    Well I bought land in Montana from Canada but looking to visit a few other parts of Montana including Bozeman every place in Montana is different but if you get out of the mountains you get less snow and cloudy days in eastern Montana but more wind and cold so you get some tradeoffs and it’s cheaper.

  • @Covey7342
    @Covey7342 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I’m a descendent of John Bozeman, I’d love to visit the town, but being from South Alabama I don’t think I live there and deal with all the snow lol

  • @jc3056
    @jc3056 Pƙed 2 lety

    Was last year a freak winter?? It's cold but haven't seen an inch here in the Bitterroot

  • @jacobhansen7694
    @jacobhansen7694 Pƙed 2 lety

    Hi. Im from Denmark. Great video. I love the outdoors. Tell me more about the dogparks in Bozemann. I have to siberian huskies, and they cant go off leash. I love them by all my heart. Next thing: cycling. I love cycling in the countryside, are cycling a "thing" in Bozeman? Would love to visit Bozeman in the near future.

  • @catherinecrump8454
    @catherinecrump8454 Pƙed rokem +5

    This place sounds like heaven on earth! We’re from a small small town in Georgia, but now they’re developing it, so we’re super disgruntled & want some place that’s more likely to stay less populated & less building all the time. Perfect place for outdoorsy people & my dogs apparently! đŸ„°

    • @LivinginBozemanMontana
      @LivinginBozemanMontana  Pƙed rokem

      Call me anytime to discuss 406-272-6095

    • @MichaelGuy
      @MichaelGuy Pƙed rokem

      yes and no police, and no emergency services unless you want to wait an hour

    • @mcknutt
      @mcknutt Pƙed rokem

      Lol so you're gonna come do that to us? Nice

  • @alexmalm6406
    @alexmalm6406 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Speaking on traffic the other joke is there is two seasons in Montana winter and construction

  • @slapmyhed
    @slapmyhed Pƙed 3 lety +10

    When he said people pick Bozeman before they pick a job, that is EXACTLY what I’m in the process of doing. I’m a native Minnesotan with California plates on his car so don’t hate me too much if/when I roll in to town.

    • @LivinginBozemanMontana
      @LivinginBozemanMontana  Pƙed 3 lety +7

      I know people looking for new hires what type of work are you looking for? Text me what kind of job you are looking for and I will see if anyone I know can help! 406-272-6095. Truth is people here don't have a problem with out of town people that don't want to make it LIKE WHERE THEY CAME FROM! Montana is the way it is because it's not like everywhere else it is called the LAST BEST PLACE for a reason!

    • @hiddenblastrider2198
      @hiddenblastrider2198 Pƙed 2 lety

      If your a liberal, then stay away

  • @jeffseyfert3640
    @jeffseyfert3640 Pƙed rokem

    Im in Glasgow Montana same here we don't get snow days here .

  • @SKC193
    @SKC193 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci

    I was there in 1980/‘81 & it was gorgeous but too cold!

  • @bonecrusher8018
    @bonecrusher8018 Pƙed 3 lety

    Gteat vid .covers so much !

  • @lindashaw9034
    @lindashaw9034 Pƙed 3 lety +5

    Not thinking about it. I think it is a beautiful place, but too expensive for me.

  • @andrenewcomb3708
    @andrenewcomb3708 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    I remember how spectacular the foothills were to the northeast. Is there uplifting that made those or are they from erosion? If erosion -- those mountains must've been huge at one time or another. Be difficult to decide to live up there or stay in town and be able to just look at them untouched and no septic service.

    • @mcknutt
      @mcknutt Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Untouched. Lol the only erosion happening is thousands of new homes popping up to accommodate the newest land grab of rich out of staters, covid-baggers and yuppies.

    • @JustMe-mn4gr
      @JustMe-mn4gr Pƙed 2 lety

      @@mcknutt Sorry that's happening. I'd be fleeing WA from the fuhrer's mandates. Here in WA they've put up all these neighborhoods of big ugly boxes on postage stamp yards. Each looks just like the rest. 3000+ sqft homes. And the bizarre behavior of the "elected" officials out here seems more like what you'd see in CA (and apparently NY). Of course the Mass Formation effect is why the people are sleep walking along with it.

  • @travelamazon
    @travelamazon Pƙed 3 lety +7

    Getting ready to retire after 25 years as a Park Ranger and looking for a new mountain range to live. Bozeman, Jackson, Driggs/Victor are my top picks.

    • @wadeberry8261
      @wadeberry8261 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Honestly ya need to look into lewistown, it's dead center of the state and surrounded by mountains

  • @mtfrosty2cor471
    @mtfrosty2cor471 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Not sure about paying huge money at Wal-Mart... Yes, starting wages might run $15+ BUT the wages around here often don't match cost of living. It can be a struggle. Doable, but potentially difficult. I don't want to discourage anyone looking to move here, but like these guys are saying, make sure to do your research! Especially where cost of living is concerned.

    • @worldalvin
      @worldalvin Pƙed 2 lety

      fuk walmart comunist slave made garbage.

  • @AEvans36963
    @AEvans36963 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Seems like most Montanans would prefer people to just visit and not move there. A metamorphosis is taking place I'm sure is irritating some folks. Coming from a state(NC)that has been seeing an influx of out-of-staters move in, I completely understand where they're at on that, and I don't even live in Charlotte or Raleigh. The congestion is getting on my last nerves and the cost of living is jacked up, and this was happening BEFORE the pandemic. Change brings both ups and downs, and unfortunately Montana is no longer prone to any previous lack of interest in people migrating there. I think it's safe to say those days are gone. Absolutely beautiful place, but don't worry. I can't afford to even sneeze there😉

  • @drtmvoss
    @drtmvoss Pƙed 3 lety +13

    I lived in Montana for 11 years and experienced snow in every month of the year at one time or another. If you’re thinking of moving to Montana, consider one of the other towns besides Bozeman. Many of the small towns are quite livable and life is more enjoyable than Bozeman and its gentrification over the last two decades.
    Ugh-it’s the GAL-it tin. Not Gal-LAT-in River. And, yeah, fly fishing is the thing, but there’s still plenty of gear fishers, too.

  • @JimmyJam427
    @JimmyJam427 Pƙed 2 lety +15

    I live in Montana and looks like you guys left one thing out....we are at capacity....can’t let anymore people in....I’ve heard South Dakota is nice.

    • @cyng6393
      @cyng6393 Pƙed rokem +1

      That's right we are at full capacity! Ever since the Bears moved in!! It's a runamuck around here lately! Winds been taking over as well! Its havoc! Utah's been begging! And will welcome you! Bye!! đŸ€  Don't come back now ya he're

    • @LTD-7
      @LTD-7 Pƙed rokem

      Nice try, we got thousands of homeless people heading your way 😎 Enjoy....

    • @cyng6393
      @cyng6393 Pƙed rokem

      @@LTD-7 Well, just so you know.. Takes about two years for your blood to thicken up so you can handle the winter. And there's Too much snow, wind and cold, and the summer well the Bears and wolves they enjoy tourons.. as well as the mosquitos! And with all the mountainous out here, people get lost and disappear all the time! đŸ„ž Don't say we didn't warn ya. đŸ€ Welcome to the West!

    • @takaraizumi1074
      @takaraizumi1074 Pƙed rokem

      @@LTD-7 All of the homeless people die up here. Either that, or catch a boxcar to Portland.

  • @josecern135
    @josecern135 Pƙed 3 lety

    How is the living if you are a nurse in the hospital?are we going to survive with the nurse salary there?

  • @Mountains4ever
    @Mountains4ever Pƙed rokem +1

    Was born and raised in MN. Living in FL now but am wanting to move out to Montana. That’s really too bad about how expensive it is to live out there. Im still hoping to move and make it my permanent home.

    • @LivinginBozemanMontana
      @LivinginBozemanMontana  Pƙed rokem +1

      There are some affordable places give me a text or call and I can point you to them 406-272-6095

    • @carolinamay8328
      @carolinamay8328 Pƙed rokem +1

      You might consider Billings. The weather is milder and it is still authentic Montana. Bozeman has neither of those things.

  • @roddywhite4161
    @roddywhite4161 Pƙed 2 lety

    Jeez that guy is everywhere, he use to do videos in portland seen him in houston a few times.. now montana

    • @takaraizumi1074
      @takaraizumi1074 Pƙed rokem

      Rotten real estate agents everywhere in Montana. Most are from Texas. They come, rape the place, and leave laughing. Pretend to be locals, but they are not. Just exploiters.

  • @bryanluntz1603
    @bryanluntz1603 Pƙed 2 lety

    The Huckleberry is awesome 🙂

  • @nathandurrett7319
    @nathandurrett7319 Pƙed 3 lety +6

    Very informative video. My wife and I were just there last month and your video was pretty much spot on with our experiences. Bozeman and Livingston are truly beautiful places with fantastic people. Our trip pretty much confirmed that that is the area we would like to relocate to but that'll mostly depend on whether or not I can find work out there.

    • @wadeberry8261
      @wadeberry8261 Pƙed 3 lety +6

      Good luck finding somewhere to live ,

    • @nathandurrett7319
      @nathandurrett7319 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      @@wadeberry8261 No kidding. But Bozeman's home values aren't that different compared to Texas. With that said, we're also not afraid to commute a little ways; especially when it can take three hours just to drive to the other side of Houston. It does help that I can pretty much run my business from anywhere that I can set up a drafting table and a computer. Again though, that will all come down to whether or not I can find any clients in that region.

    • @cyng6393
      @cyng6393 Pƙed rokem

      @@nathandurrett7319 you should lean more over to Billings or Missoula!! Lots and lots of clientele over there!! I mean yeah, you shouldn't move over here! Especially livingston and paradise!! Too many bears and these guys are right about the weatherman! He lies! He lies all the time!!! And if you don't like wind we have plenty of it! Either invest in many hats or give them up! đŸ€” ummm and ummmm we love visitors!! ❀ But we have problems with neighbors! I mean don't get me started! Whew! Umm so uhhh I guess ahh welcome to ohhh I forgot Capacity has reached its Fullness!!! Full Capacity! Sorry! But come visit again some time 😊

  • @waedjradi
    @waedjradi Pƙed 3 lety

    I can't wait to wear my HAIX boots in Montana.

  • @adamharwood8041
    @adamharwood8041 Pƙed rokem +1

    I agree with the Californians getting out before or after a bad winter!!

  • @bevo1776
    @bevo1776 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    Bozeman is a great place to visit, but I wouldn't be interested in living there.
    (By the way, is the Rocking R Bar still there)?

  • @cheryljune1603
    @cheryljune1603 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Been in Missoula 3 months

  • @DC8223
    @DC8223 Pƙed 3 lety

    How is the job market for trade work? Construction, truck drivers, warehouse/forklift, heavy equipment etc...

    • @DC8223
      @DC8223 Pƙed 3 lety

      I'm only 10 minutes in at time of writing this, so my question may get answered later in the video lol

    • @coltonlloyd4272
      @coltonlloyd4272 Pƙed 3 lety

      Crazy. Bozeman is one of the fastest growing towns in Montana as I live outside of Bozeman and lived in mt my whole life so I know. If you can run equipment and are willing to work, you can get $20-$30 an hour job easily.

    • @wadeberry8261
      @wadeberry8261 Pƙed 3 lety

      But housing brings that wage down,things seem to be Abit more level in the billings area.

  • @John-cq3hk
    @John-cq3hk Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I'm from Texas and I have to say Montana might be one of the most beautiful places. I've never seen it in person but I would love to see at 1 day. Looks like America holy land. I think I'd like to become a paramedic and work on a helicopter in Montana and live out in the country by myself with a bunch of German shepherds. Because I'm a texan the winner would probably kill me but I would get used to it, lol God willing

  • @johnsullivan8624
    @johnsullivan8624 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

    You indicated I90 as Having an Eastern end in NY. I90 runs from Seattle to Boston.

  • @williamknopic7915
    @williamknopic7915 Pƙed rokem +1

    Winters aren't like they used to be years ago.
    I have a summer mountain home in northwest Montana at high elevation. Totally off grid. My neighbors are the wild life. They are truly natural and non harmful. I don't feed them or try to pet. But we live in the same environment together without problems.
    It's called respect. I'm probably the only one who doesn't carry a gun. If you are fearful and need a gun, it's not the place for you. Neither am I a hunter. I'm there to be with nature. Not to conquer. Because that NEVER works. I've seen many people come and go over the last 31 years. With all their plans to live off the land and conquer nature. Within a matter of time those people have left. My motto is live and let live. There is traffic in some places of Montana. Real traffic. Not like LA, but there is traffic. I remember when things used to be affordable in Montana. Not anymore. It's changed drastically. There is no industry in Montana. And so don't think you're going to get a good job working for someone. The biggest employer in Montana is Wal-Mart.
    Now if you can handle that or working for a store at a low wage, you can try it for a while.
    Look before you leap. Most people going to Montana don't do that. Only to move out after a while. Count the cost and look at all the consequences before making a choice. Because the choices you make today will be your tomorrow, and will have an impact on your life. Choose wisely or you will pay greater consequences.

  • @Ryan-dc6lj
    @Ryan-dc6lj Pƙed 3 lety +2

    What is the internet situation in Bozeman? I'm in Dallas, TX and can get gigabit speeds very easily - is that the case there? The work-from-home movement is growing, but people who are relocating to more rural areas still need reliable, fast connections. Thanks for this great content.

    • @kaimeyers5145
      @kaimeyers5145 Pƙed 3 lety +5

      We get fast WiFi in Alaska, I’m sure Montana is fine, but also stay in Texas

    • @Ryan-dc6lj
      @Ryan-dc6lj Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@kaimeyers5145 haha fair point. I'm worn out with TX. Time for somewhere interesting / pretty.

    • @LivinginBozemanMontana
      @LivinginBozemanMontana  Pƙed 3 lety

      Starlink is here and so is extremely high speed broadband. I have been amazed at the broadband lines that have been run out to the remote areas.

    • @LivinginBozemanMontana
      @LivinginBozemanMontana  Pƙed 3 lety

      Montana Opticom is one but check out Elon Musk Starlink.

    • @cyng6393
      @cyng6393 Pƙed rokem +1

      No it's pretty slow! But on our winder days it can get those windmills generating some descent speeds... soo..

  • @drcracinggarage8047
    @drcracinggarage8047 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    I played professional baseball in 1992 in Pioneer League...we were based in Idaho Falls...August 21st 1992 we had a game snowed out in the 5th inning in Butte Montana...Montana is a beautiful state

  • @sevenstepsurvival
    @sevenstepsurvival Pƙed 3 lety

    If I was looking to buy between 100-200 acres of undeveloped land close to or neighboring national forest how much could I expect to pay roughly?

    • @thedonald8817
      @thedonald8817 Pƙed rokem

      Your arms, legs, house, wife, and soul 😂😂😂

  • @paleo52
    @paleo52 Pƙed 3 lety +14

    The #1 thing about moving to Bozeman is the price of homes. Houses start at 700,000 to 800,000 and go up from there.

  • @georgettetrujillo6664
    @georgettetrujillo6664 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    How about rentals? My husband got a job offer there and we would need something within two months

    • @LivinginBozemanMontana
      @LivinginBozemanMontana  Pƙed 3 lety

      there are rentals for sure but can be tough to navigate! Reach out and we can line you out be more than happy to!!

    • @alexandrap.961
      @alexandrap.961 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      Good luck finding anything and if you will find be ready to pay top dollar!
      Bozeman just blew up few months ago and now we locals are moving out of here unles you are rich good luck living here !

    • @kalanbunch7023
      @kalanbunch7023 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      If your looking for rentals expect to pay waay to much! And like these guys say if you have a dog you better leave it where you are now! If you can find a pet friendly rental expect to pay "Pet Rent" which is the newest and most piss poor trend in town! And always remember if you have a camper or a trailer you won't be able t keep it at your house you'll have to pay for storage somewhere because the HOA's are full of ASSWHOLES!! This used to be an awesome place, and that's why everyone was moving here.But once they move here they try to change it into exactly the place they were trying to escape!!! " "BRING BACK OLD BOZEMAN "

  • @joew2561
    @joew2561 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I didn't hear reasons Not to move to Bozeman, Montana. I expected some negative points to Bozeman but didn't hear any.

  • @davidwikle8067
    @davidwikle8067 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    How about rentals out in the country

  • @sharonlooney6801
    @sharonlooney6801 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Are the people friendly? Helpful

  • @johnpaulormiston1510
    @johnpaulormiston1510 Pƙed 3 lety

    I have a 360 acre farm up there in Presque Isle.

    • @richardaiken1
      @richardaiken1 Pƙed 3 lety

      Howdy. My wife and I lived in Island Falls and worked in Houlton for a few years.

  • @lalaloopsie6045
    @lalaloopsie6045 Pƙed 3 lety +20

    ok, so, I've lived in Montana my whole life and a guy came up to us and asked us if "Female deer have horns too"

  • @user-ge5dk8qv9p
    @user-ge5dk8qv9p Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Hello! Do you have any research about individuals able to live comfortably on a teacher salary? As compared to MN or WI.
    Thank you đŸ€—

    • @mtfrosty2cor471
      @mtfrosty2cor471 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Depends on what you consider comfortable? And also what your salary is. I know plenty of teachers that live just fine on a teacher's salary (singles and families of 4+), but it might be a little overwhelming when you first start looking at things. Housing prices have skyrocketed over the last ten years and rentals aren't cheap either. The Bozeman school system is difficult to get into, but it's still worth applying for whatever positions you decide to try for. Applying to other schools in towns around Bozeman certainly wouldn't hurt either.
      Long story short, yes, you can live comfortably. Will the process be smooth as far as things falling into place for you? That's debatable. It's worth the effort, though.
      (I haven't looked at comparisons to WI or MN)

    • @porterdassenko6561
      @porterdassenko6561 Pƙed 3 lety

      Haaaa Haaaa....
      !!!!

  • @Mrwood1233
    @Mrwood1233 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Haha house rent are going for 1300 trailer house now adays here and yes better love cold weather and if ur new full coverage car insurance haha

  • @chrishopkins8214
    @chrishopkins8214 Pƙed rokem

    Is there a demand for Handyman Business is there?

  • @johnccoops
    @johnccoops Pƙed 3 lety

    Nice

  • @mehrdadsharifi9081
    @mehrdadsharifi9081 Pƙed 2 lety

    Loved your comments and facts. I would love to come out, fish and hunt with you :?)

  • @germanramos2068
    @germanramos2068 Pƙed 10 měsĂ­ci

    West yellow stone gets -50 int the winter

  • @foxywhitetip7387
    @foxywhitetip7387 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Dog friendly and incredible vets - count us in !!

  • @carlo790
    @carlo790 Pƙed rokem +1

    Does Bozeman MT have Mexican Food ?

    • @LivinginBozemanMontana
      @LivinginBozemanMontana  Pƙed rokem +1

      Los Jarochos is the best place but there are others like La Fiesta. If you are Mexican “foodie” you might be a little disappointed it’s not like the best Mexican I ever had

  • @michaelschulze6545
    @michaelschulze6545 Pƙed rokem

    interesting

  • @williamwolf3248
    @williamwolf3248 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    How about the water shortage in the area

  • @christopherpabsst7260
    @christopherpabsst7260 Pƙed 3 lety

    How are tornadoes up there? Any Earthships?

    • @elizabethbrower3191
      @elizabethbrower3191 Pƙed 3 lety

      There are tornados in east Montana. Bozeman is surrounded by four mountain chains--or floater mountains

  • @KaelynDreyer
    @KaelynDreyer Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Lifelong Californian here, but from the northern area. Looking at Montana to retire in a couple years. I’ve never voted Blue in my life and looking at areas with less Californians. Would I be welcome there?

    • @VersesAGI420
      @VersesAGI420 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Yes

    • @rmiller2179
      @rmiller2179 Pƙed 3 lety +4

      hard no buddy

    • @jamesbooth7657
      @jamesbooth7657 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Misleading title. It is really a promo by non locals. It is not as rosy as portrayed. Too many people too quickly have ruined the very things they moved here to do.

    • @canature9128
      @canature9128 Pƙed rokem +1

      I'm in the same boat. Lived in northern CA for 45 years - I miss the days when it was a good state and now it's heartbreaking what a sh*thole it's become. I also never have and never will vote blue, pro 1st & 2nd Amend đŸ‡ș🇾, and looking to retire after 30 years in LE. I've been road-tripping the western US lately and hate the fact I have CA plates on my vehicle. lol The scenic and wild areas of this state are incredible, but I can get that in other states that are red and have a better quality of life than CA.

  • @gunman-6646
    @gunman-6646 Pƙed 3 lety

    I just subscribed but I want to move to Whitefish.

    • @takaraizumi1074
      @takaraizumi1074 Pƙed rokem

      Good luck with that. Houses start at nearly $1 million. Get ready for some insane property taxes. They think their one school is made of gold.

  • @clyderokke5409
    @clyderokke5409 Pƙed rokem

    I liked Bozeman, it sure beats Opheim or for that matter Thoeny. Cost of a house has got to be high.

  • @wannabecarguy
    @wannabecarguy Pƙed 3 lety +6

    Imagine letting your brother borrow your rifle to go hunting. Then getting sentenced to prison. That's living in California. And it's coming to every state. And I am willing to move into the worst weather to avoid the 3000 plus laws imposed on gun owners.

    • @nothingtoseehere4684
      @nothingtoseehere4684 Pƙed 2 lety

      If it is coming to every state why don't you stay where you are? You will just be living with a bunch of Californians if you move here anyway.

    • @Boogietized
      @Boogietized Pƙed 2 lety +3

      I'm a Californian as well and looking at other states. Those of us that lean conservative/moderate here have little representation now. CA isn't ALL blue...there are many in NorCal that want to break off into a state of Jefferson and others in rural regions that don't like the politics. You can see a number of signs up there that say State of Jefferson. There are a number of us that have lived here for decades and watched the state grow and change around us.
      Population centers (large urban cities) end up determining many state politics and typically lean more liberal minded because so many people are piled onto each other more government is desired to keep the peace. They simply have different needs based on an entirely different living situation. Here in the Bay Area the population is 7.75 million people. We're packed like sardines in a smaller region yet have a huge influence over state politics. The work is typically in the cities and people move to where there is work. Over time the city flips from red to blue as the population grows. If the US population continues to grow, I'm confident we'll see more and more states inevitably flip from red to purple then blue.

  • @Paul-hg3hm
    @Paul-hg3hm Pƙed 3 lety +14

    I here they are changing the name of Bozeman to Boze Angeles. Thanks to the invasion of Californicators.

    • @mscyntastic
      @mscyntastic Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Only due to the invasion of California LIBERALS/DEMOCRATS. California conservatives are Patriots and we're coming to help! Get involved!!! #SaveCalifornia #SaveAmerica

  • @welders485
    @welders485 Pƙed rokem +1

    Also if you are from Texas and think you are tough, I'd stay in Texas where that might still seam true.

    • @LivinginBozemanMontana
      @LivinginBozemanMontana  Pƙed rokem

      Texas weather is tough too but land is cheap and cost of living is cheaper. Montana can be far tougher in the winter for sure! Texans are welcome here!

  • @cbrochu22
    @cbrochu22 Pƙed 2 lety

    Seems like if you are from Norther New England you’ll fit right in, in Montana

  • @marcelinacambise9788
    @marcelinacambise9788 Pƙed 2 lety

    My friends, I’m old can’t live in Montana, but If I was young and healthy it will be Montana the place that I will choose, I love animals your lands your rules you peoples types is not for everyone because need to work for your daily breed, not given the comfortably that we all enjoy in the big city. Keep it save from us your life it’s better!!!! I born in Chile sorry my spelling.

  • @beckyneufeld5531
    @beckyneufeld5531 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    It snows in winter an it's cold.lol

  • @alexmalm6406
    @alexmalm6406 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Are used to live in Bozeman I know exactly what you guys are talking about the other joke about weather is don’t like the weather wait five minutes

  • @williegarland8888
    @williegarland8888 Pƙed rokem

    The only sure bear spray is a 44 mag (my sure fire backup 😎). Also, yha, you’re going to see deer (at night) at the most inopportune time. Like when you are driving home. Did I mention that since everyone drives fast, you probably will also develop the habit. You can kiss your ride off. Always drive a big pickup for protection from these misshapes 😉. Just keep in mind that if you bring your stupid ideas with you, we pay injunes to do the great northern blizzard dance. The more we are perturbed, the more we pay them. The more we pay them, the colder the blizzard gets. Great northern blizzards are instrumental in weeding out out-of-staters.đŸ˜± the key point is blind in, don’t screw the place up.

  • @toddgittins5692
    @toddgittins5692 Pƙed 2 lety

    I can handle it, my bank account can't. Somebody got rich, they used to literally give the land away.

  • @worldalvin
    @worldalvin Pƙed 2 lety

    say you know a few more times

  • @jimjacob8032
    @jimjacob8032 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    I am from California and love Montana in June July and August. But, I would never move there. Too cold, windy, and really cold!

  • @o.w.h.astronaut8204
    @o.w.h.astronaut8204 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    this video is not as advertised - puts up the sunniest spin of Bozeman. for the hard truth, see Katrina Gunther's comment below