Are you looking for love in Montana?
Or are you just hoping to hook up with a hot Montanan?
Either way, we’ve got you covered here.
If you live in Montana, there’s a pretty good chance there are a lot of singles in your area. The Treasure State has plenty of people over 18 who aren’t married or in a serious relationship.
That’s great news for people who are single and looking to mingle.
So, where are the best cities for singles in Montana? We used Saturday Night Science to find out.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
So, what was the best city for singles in Montana? Dillon ranks as the best place for singles in Montana if you care about things singles care about, like nightlife, affordable housing, and other singles.
Read below to see how we crunched the numbers and how each city ranked. If you live in or are close to one of these cities and are single, you should probably get out more often.
Just saying.
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The 10 Best Cities For Singles In Montana For 2024
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Population: 74,627
Median Age: 34.0
Married households: 13.0%
Households with kids: 22.8%
More on Missoula: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Unless you live in Missoula. I love Missoula and the rest of Montana though!
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Population: 53,500
Median Age: 28.2
Married households: 8.0%
Households with kids: 18.2%
More on Bozeman: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Lived in Bozeman, on a ranch, for many years. Now in California. Will never stop missing Montana’s beautiful mountains, friendly folk. If you do decide to move there, better be prepared for some cold winters!
4. Wolf Point
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Population: 2,634
Median Age: 30.3
Married households: 19.0%
Households with kids: 36.7%
More on Wolf Point: Crime | Real Estate
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Population: 7,181
Median Age: 36.5
Married households: 22.0%
Households with kids: 29.4%
More on Laurel: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 10,941
Median Age: 33.4
Married households: 16.0%
Households with kids: 31.3%
More on Belgrade: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 60,373
Median Age: 38.8
Married households: 23.0%
Households with kids: 25.6%
More on Great Falls: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
“My family have lived in Montana since the about 1880. Uncle Charlie Babcock came here as an Indian trader. not that he traded Indians, but then maybe he did. After uncle Charlie came his nephew Albert Stevenson who founded the town of Lodge Grass, where I grew up. Montana has the big sky and lots of open space. On can ride horseback for miles and never see anyone, just like when this earth was created. One can stop and go skinny dipping in the Little Bighorn just for the fun of it. It hasn’t changed since Custer lost his battle with the Indians.
We live in Great Falls now and enjoy fishing and canoeing on the Mighty Missouri.
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Population: 117,093
Median Age: 37.7
Married households: 22.0%
Households with kids: 28.5%
More on Billings: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
I’ve had a brother that lived in Billings MT and we have cousins that live in Malta and Chinook MT. Anytime we’ve ever been there we’ve always enjoyed the different beauty and life style.
Farming is on the range there and farming in other places have different ways to raising their animals but they all come out the same if it’s for the same purpose
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Population: 8,098
Median Age: 43.0
Married households: 11.0%
Households with kids: 22.2%
More on Whitefish: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
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Population: 9,332
Median Age: 31.3
Married households: 32.0%
Households with kids: 29.6%
More on Havre: Data | Crime | Cost Of Living | Real Estate
Methodology: How do you determine which city is best for singles in Montana anyways?
To give you the places in Montana which are best for singles to find one another, we used Saturday Night Science to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city and make some assumptions about what single people like.
So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.
We threw a lot of criteria at this one to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the 2018-2022 American Community Survey Census data produced for the state of Montana, we looked at every single city in the state. We paid particular attention to:
- Population density
- % of population that’s male vs. female (closer to a 50-50 ratio is better)
- % of households with kids
- Median age
- Number of unmarried people in each city
We then gave each city a “Singles Score.”
The higher the score, the better the city is for singles to find one another. We also limited our results to cities with over 2,000 people. For Montana, that meant a total of 31 cities.
We updated this article for 2024. This is our tenth time ranking the best cities for singles in Montana.
Read on to see why Dillon is the talk of the town while Malta is probably a bit on the bland side.
Summary: The Best Cities for Singles in Montana for 2024
If you’re looking for a breakdown of cities in Montana ranked by criteria that most agree make a place a great spot for finding a single person (and potentially love), this is an accurate list.
The best cities for singles in Montana are Dillon, Missoula, Bozeman, Wolf Point, Laurel, Belgrade, Great Falls, Billings, Whitefish, and Havre.
Here’s a look at the most boring cities in Montana according to the data:
- Malta
- Shelby
- Glasgow
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Best Cities For Singles In Montana
| Rank | City | Population | Median Age | % Married Households | % Households /w Kids |
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| 1 | Dillon, MT | 3,958 | 29.9 | 15.0% | 22.8% |
| 2 | Missoula, MT | 74,627 | 34.0 | 13.0% | 22.8% |
| 3 | Bozeman, MT | 53,500 | 28.2 | 8.0% | 18.2% |
| 4 | Wolf Point, MT | 2,634 | 30.3 | 19.0% | 36.7% |
| 5 | Laurel, MT | 7,181 | 36.5 | 22.0% | 29.4% |
| 6 | Belgrade, MT | 10,941 | 33.4 | 16.0% | 31.3% |
| 7 | Great Falls, MT | 60,373 | 38.8 | 23.0% | 25.6% |
| 8 | Billings, MT | 117,093 | 37.7 | 22.0% | 28.5% |
| 9 | Whitefish, MT | 8,098 | 43.0 | 11.0% | 22.2% |
| 10 | Havre, MT | 9,332 | 31.3 | 32.0% | 29.6% |
| 11 | Columbia Falls, MT | 5,435 | 37.5 | 18.0% | 38.2% |
| 12 | Kalispell, MT | 25,473 | 35.8 | 16.0% | 27.3% |
| 13 | Stevensville, MT | 2,038 | 38.9 | 10.0% | 26.1% |
| 14 | Polson, MT | 5,218 | 47.5 | 13.0% | 19.1% |
| 15 | Helena, MT | 32,529 | 39.9 | 19.0% | 22.3% |
| 16 | Sidney, MT | 6,257 | 39.4 | 23.0% | 24.1% |
| 17 | Hamilton, MT | 4,806 | 48.3 | 12.0% | 17.2% |
| 18 | Libby, MT | 2,857 | 49.9 | 19.0% | 20.5% |
| 19 | Livingston, MT | 8,489 | 42.4 | 17.0% | 23.7% |
| 20 | Conrad, MT | 2,640 | 39.9 | 29.0% | 25.1% |
| 21 | Red Lodge, MT | 2,321 | 52.9 | 9.0% | 16.7% |
| 22 | Cut Bank, MT | 3,061 | 37.8 | 25.0% | 36.9% |
| 23 | Deer Lodge, MT | 3,030 | 49.9 | 26.0% | 18.4% |
| 24 | Townsend, MT | 2,176 | 51.1 | 20.0% | 19.4% |
| 25 | Glendive, MT | 4,861 | 41.4 | 32.0% | 27.4% |
| 26 | Hardin, MT | 3,803 | 32.9 | 21.0% | 36.5% |
| 27 | Colstrip, MT | 2,327 | 41.8 | 25.0% | 34.5% |
| 28 | Lewistown, MT | 5,988 | 48.0 | 27.0% | 18.4% |
| 29 | Glasgow, MT | 3,208 | 40.6 | 33.0% | 34.1% |
| 30 | Shelby, MT | 3,058 | 42.7 | 23.0% | 20.2% |
| 31 | Malta, MT | 2,121 | 49.6 | 35.0% | 26.9% |