Great Places for Tech in Montana
Billings
Montana’s largest city (pop. 100,000), a former cow town turned center for banking, biz services, energy, oil & gas, ag, HQ for KOA, home to Rocky Mountain College and MSU-Billings, great live music scene, hiking, camping, and biking
Great Falls
Montana’s 3rd largest city (pop. 60,000), Lewis and Clark country, hub of Western art, low cost of living, home of U of Providence, Great Falls College, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Business Services, Advanced Manufacturing, Ag-Tech
Missoula
There’s a reason Missoula is known for its natural beauty. Divided by the Clark Fork River with Mount Sentinel rising in the background behind the University of Montana campus, the city is appealing not only for its surroundings, but also its vibrant business culture and growing tech hub status.
Bozeman
Fastest-growing small city (pop. 50,000), home to Oracle, Montana State University, dinosaurs at Museum of the Rockies, software, photonics, outdoor manufacturing, 1.5 hours from Yellowstone, world-class skiing, hiking, fishing
Helena
The seat of Montana’s state government (pop. 37,500), FinTech firms such as Figure Technologies, SoFi, PayneWest Insurance, Aerospace Manufacturing, Carroll College, Helena University UM, Deloitte Consulting, History, Biking Trails, Ceramic Arts
Butte
Historic Wild West boom town (pop. 35,000), known for mining, St. Patrick’s Day, trout streams, bike trails, top STEM school Montana Tech, affordable real estate, transportation hub, great film location, HQ for NorthWestern Energy
The Flathead Valley
Montana’s 3rd largest tech hub, Kalispell, S&K Reservation, Glacier Nat’l Park, Flathead Lake, outdoor opportunity, Applied Materials, Two Bear Capital and biotechnology, Software such as Waterstreet, ExcelliMatrix, NXGEN, rail, agriculture, Bison Range, tourism