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Montana used to be a place you would live in for privacy and cheap land. Now the out of staters moved in and no one can afford anything. Apartment's are $2k a month easy, house that were selling for $175k a year later are $400k. Sucks
@@nishadeanda105 SMH I bought my house in 2014. 3bdr 2ba and I'm so lucky I did. Mortgage still goes up like clockwork every year. $1300 is on low side for a 2bdr apartment in Missoula. Make sure you pay that rent on time. Otherwise your landlords could be fuckers.
My wife and I live in Billings, and this past year we hiked up to a glacier outside of tiny Cooke City. Throughout our entire trip, including the 7 mile four wheeler ride over a very rugged jeep trail just to get to the trailhead, we didn't run into a single person until close to the end of the hike. We wound up seeing more mountain goats than people that day. I love this place because we can go get lost in the mountains with not a soul around for miles and miles.
Cooke City is the coolest small town in America. I think thats what the sign says. Went snowmobiling there 7 yrs ago and the locals were nice and welcoming.
This kind of comment always makes me laugh when were talking about one of the least populated places in the US, I would say Montana is out of housing so don't move here makes more sense though
@@SomethingDifferentFilms not out of housing just takes a different breed of person to live here. The last thing Montana needs is a mass flood of people running away from the policy's they helped create just to vote in those same policy's that made them leave. Like I said Montana is full
@@DavidDeM420 It's not even the policies, it's that some states, especially as beautiful as Montana, should remain small - there's so little wilderness left in the US that we should preserve what's left.
Montana, like other western states, is a colony, providing raw materials for the big states that run it -- coal, wheat, beef, and formerly copper and silver.
Which big states would that be? Montana is the 4th largest state. We don't have sales tax. I assure you we are compensated for our resources and livestock. Not a colony, but a sovereign state . A member of the USA but not owned by the USA.
I think all states do this to some extent, and sure some places use more while others generate more, but that's the balance of having such a large nation with very different regions. My primary complaint with Montana is the rising cost of living due to part-time residents from out of state looking to enjoy Montana's open spaces, pace of life, and impeccable nature (without paying their fair share into the states funding).
@@iceicebebe8299 I was credible at some point? Honestly, you can't point out speech mistakes that are already corrected in the video edit (it simply isn't acceptable).
I live in the county of Kent, England. We are crammed in like sardines. I often say to my family how lucky Americans are to have all that never ending, diverse, magnificent country. You can motorbike, mountain bike, ride horses, climb mountains go get lost in the forests, the plains, mountain regions. You're very lucky. If I lived in the states I would try to explore it as much as possible. (not the cities though, cities aren't my cup of tea; whatever the country)
Wow I guess we take it for granted, I always thought England was beautiful Scotland too. I've never lived outside USA, but the videos and pictures are nice.
You can always tell an out of stater when they cant pronounce Helena. I live in Helena. No sales tax but we sometimes get brutal winters which is why lots of people leave. Make sure to have a block heater where you plug in your car so it will start. For the last week temperatures were between -35° and -15°. Without wind chill...some places were -70° with wind chill. Meaning frozen pipes and cars that wouldn't start. And icy roads that are so slick if you dont know how to drive in it...good luck. And the mountain passes close when they have those bad snow storms...
Charlie, I talk about all American cities and states here on this channel, my goal isn't to provide a local guide or a locals guide. Instead I try to highlight some of the best (and worst) places across the US based on one question/interesting factor at a time. I do try and give a good overall overview of the places I talk about, and I have at least visited most of the places I talk about here and even talk to locals when doing research whenever possible.
When Walmart or Amazon is your biggest employer, you know there's a problem. If you are a remote worker it seems like it could provide a good work life balance with its exceptional natural areas .
I think the data got skewed a little. There are tons of small businesses. I can see walmart being the biggest employer but thats because no other big companies have decided to put a new HQ in the state. I think that is a better explanation 🤷♂️
@@rosspeaksteelworks I don't think Walmart is the biggest employer in MT. I don't think they employ more people than our railroads and/or school systems!
As a Californian who was a ranch hand and wildland fire fighter, I get told all the time to move to Montana and everyone started saying I need to watch Yellowstone when they found out I was branded on a ranch (this happened before the show was a thing) and I can confidently say most people would not be able to handle that sort of lifestyle. It's a very secluded culture and while I love being deep outdoors away from civilization I did grow up in a big city and still like to move fast a lot of the time. Don't move to Montana and make the state you live in a better place, if you want to be a cowboy I'm sure there's places with ranches and farms you can work at but know its tough work. If you do move to Montana adapt their culture and values, California is a melting pot so feel free to bring your lifestyle here by all means I want it, but them mountain folk ain't to fond of most outsiders, I was an exception when I moved to a small mountain town but just know blue collared work is honest but ain't easy. Much love to yall n yall have a good day 🤙🏼
@Hoss Delgado my dad from northern Idaho and on the border of Montana so that's my relation to the state, but I understand even if I'm capable of fitting in, the cultural difference is still pretty big. But where I was at they were weary at first but everyone grew on me and I miss the small community feeling
@789mark789 yea when I was going through some tough shit I branded my old troop number on my shoulder where I use to wear my patch so it's all burnt/scarred now
"Don't move to Montana and make the state you live in a better place" In certain states, like California, that is absolutely impossible. If someone is a conservative in California, like myself, you either need to move out or adapt to communist agenda. And since I am not going to raise a family under these conditions, I am getting the hell out. This place really has passed the point of no return.
@Matt G I'm stubborn as a bull and I want to see this state flourish, but I'm just thinking of moving to Florida so I can own a pet gator and do whatever the fuck I want
Ah yes, Yellowstone. A show made by a Texan, starring a Californian, that's filmed (mostly) in Utah, except for the parts that have to be filmed in Helena. Nothing screams "local" more than that. You forgot to mention MT had, until a few years ago, the largest ICBM missile complex in the entire world. When the 564th was active, the 341st Missile Wing spanned 29K+ square miles. Roughly the same area as Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, combined.
They actually spent 100 million dollars in Montana on just the last season of Yellowstone Matthew, so I am sure that stimulated the local economy to some extent at-least. The nature of my content is that I build my episodes around an interesting topic or question, and try and give an entertaining overview of whatever city/state/region I am talking about. I try to at least touch on economics, planning, demographics, and geography; however I am not trying to give a full breakdown here as that would make for significantly longer (and likely more boring) content. If you would like to see a deeper dive into a subject please let me know here in the comments, I actually try to incorporate the ideas of this community into my videos. Thank you for commenting and have an awesome day.
@@matthewb8229 I understand that its about so much more than money, but economics are important, especially when it comes to relatively small communities that do benefit from a significant local spend like that.
That is because the original word comes from the Greek, Helena. Local Montana people just made up their own pronunciation, probably from ignorant miners and ranchers back in the day.
@@John3.36 Incorrect. The pronunciation is derived from St. Helena of the older British colony. While the Brits of olde may have followed through with such nomenclature, they themselves use the /həˈliːnə/ phonetic.
@@Thefunnyhalf That is nice, however the majority pronunciation is the Greek Helena style which is why there are always issues whenever the locals hear it.
Can't believe there wasn't a Boz Angeles joke about Bozeman given its growth and the number of Californians moving there. Most videos about Montana almost always mention Boz Angeles. And if you think Bozeman is expensive, look up Big Sky.
I find it absolutely incredible that a grown adult, not on probation or parole, would intentionally choose to live in a shithole such as New York, Chicago or LA when they could live in Montana.
As a Montanan allow me to elaborate. Harsh winters are a good deterrent, as we just had some -40° days. Its not uncommon to get snow 9 months out of the year. And with the rising popularity and people wanting to move here, housing prices have gone way up, and housing can't be built fast enough for the demand. Lastly, Montanans are incredibly xenophobic and don't want any out of staters moving in. Be prepared to meet people and when you say where you're from you'll get a lot of these faces 😬.
I'm in Missoula also. And Hopefully this year will be the start of the worst economic crash in our lives. And will drive most of them out. Especially the ones who overpaid their way to get in here. And are on borrowed time and borrowed money.
I live in Rhode Island which has about the same population as Montana in a tiny little area. The thought of living in such a sparsely populated state sounds AMAZING.
Here is the lesson. If you have a good thing, a good place, shut up about it. In fact, tell people it's awful. It's horrible. It snows nearly six months of the year and the sun scorches you the other six. Wild animals prowl on urbanites and every other day there is a new missing person report. There might be Wendigos living in the hills and evil spirits of long dead miners haunt every dark crevice. There is no good amenities, it's hard to get around in, and people mysteriously die in their old age. The air is thinner and there may in fact be things in it, and the US Government runs a huge missile complex in the state that will surely be a target for nuclear apocalypse greater than anywhere else on earth. Some say there are government black projects and interment camps hidden away in bunkers and aliens accidentally abduct people when they come to probe cows, happens all the time. In short, Montana is horrifying. A true wild land of nature and dark secrets that is waiting for you to make a slip so it can kill you. Go back home.
You pronounced Helena wrong. It’s actually “hell-luh-na.” I live in Montana, and I think Yellowstone, the TV show, is NOT the reason why it’s growing, it’s simply because of the shifting to remote work in recent years. This has allowed more people to be able to live anywhere in the country, and Montana’s natural beauty attracts a lot of people. I’ve known a few people that moved to Montana because they got to work from home. A lot of people from Colorado are moving to Montana because it reminds them what Colorado used to be like, so it’s a bit of nostalgia. I used to live in Colorado, and Montana reminds me a lot of Colorado!!
I live in Montana on Flathead Lake own my property and live for around $400 a month, my income is only $854a month. it all depends on how much you want to spend.. .
@@jessebrown8519 well that's cuz you don't know how to live practical and efficiently. Plus I'm not the only one living like this!! My numerous Neighbors also know how to live without throwing away money.. .
I lived in the SE corner in Ekalaka Montana a very small town you blinked you missed it and half the town was nothing but relatives. The neatest city was Baker Montana and in between is SandStone Monument Park .
I am from Montana and you pretty much have to have a lot of skills to not only live there but to pay the bills, especially in the winter. However, now a days working from home on the internet or starting your own business is a certain possibility to make it work.
I contributed to Montana's tourism once in a while during my 21 years of living in Calgary, AB. Friends and I would go skiing at Whitefish and party in Kalispell. Then we'd load up the trunk with different types of beer and head back to Canada. That was back in the early 80's when there was a sad and very limited choice of beer in Alberta, and some American suds were a novelty. Good memories!
My whole family’s in Montana mostly and I live in Texas every day when I look at photos I took when visiting keeps making me want to go back permanently to go to college and live my life there, I’m tired of the Houston heat and humidity for most of the year most of Texas is flat and boring but Montana is one of the prettiest places I’ve ever seen. When I move there this summer I will miss bucc ees and some of the great restaurants because of the great diversity in Houston.
@@stevencarter385 yeah I am working on that, but I talk about all the different parts of America here on this channel, that's a whole lot of cities, counties, and states so there are bound to be some mispronounced words here and there.
@@SomethingDifferentFilms No worries. Everybody not from here gets it wrong. I'm sure I pronounce place names wrong at times too. I see you got slammed by others. May your channel succeed.
@@stevencarter385 thank you Steven, I really do try and get all the names right, but I certainly have some awful misses at times. I appreciate your kindness.
Montana is beautiful, and the people are nice. I love the small town feel of the cities too. The problem I see is the winter weather. My goodness it gets cold cold. Wonderful place to visit, but living there is another story.
@@christopherroot1603 The people I met in Bozeman, Belgrade, and Big Sky we're very nice and welcoming. I guess the bad weather can make them bitter at times lol I had a great experience.
@@mannidennis1031 I live in Montana, North America! In case you didn't know, there is a little place called South America, too! We like to refer to them as, the "Americas!" Judging from your comment stating, "haters gone hate." Maybe, you should consider retaking the "English Spelling 101" course over again....or possibly for the first time! Ha!
Montana is not for everyone. Most of the people that move here seem to end up leaving, mainly for the climate and topography. I was born in the States but raised in a rural, country, quiet town in Europe with my mother. She always told me that some day, I will want to return to United States... she was right... and out of all of the states I have been to, Montana is the one I just remained in. It fits my boring and hardworking personality the most lol
I'm a former, longtime (Kalispell) Montana resident, I have plenty of insight. High housing costs and low wages have chased many people away. Almost unlivable there nowadays. Greedy rich people took over the state. That Yellowstone show isn't anything like it, either lol
yep! Big money developers came in and are now ruining the skyline with their towering apartment buildings. It no longer has the small town friendly feel, roads are way too crowded, lots of people having to live in campers because there isn't enough housing. It's pretty sad to see what use to be agricultural fields turning into housing developments with HOAs. Trying to camp anymore is a joke. When you can't even go up a forest service road to get away and explore without seeing an out of state rv trying to camp off the side of the road in the summer. A lot of the locals had to leave because you can't find a job locally that can afford you a decent living here, just a bunch of rich people buying up land and fencing it off including what use to be public access spots. It's very sad and unrecognizable from my childhood these days.
I'm wanting to move to Montana after I graduate nursing school. The culture and values are right up my alley, as long as other people moving don't flip the state. I'm an air force brat and my mom dragged me to California when I was 17 because she got stationed there, I can't stand blue areas. Are there any red areas that would have a hospital? Looks like most the medium-large communities are blue. I love space too, I don't want to be packed into cookie cutter houses with tiny yards. And I'd like a strong church community. Is there anywhere or am I just dreaming? Please help
I personally feel like Kalispell (where I live) is still more red than blue but to be honest, Montana is not the state I use to know, in a lot of ways it's almost unrecognizable to me. We do have a hospital here but it's been known for being corrupt and not very good to it's nurses, I'm not in the nursing field so my information on that is very limited. I know there are jobs available here for nurses and I'm sure you could find a good place to work. Locals will be accepting as long as your not on board for trying to change things like so many people do moving from blue areas but also don't be surprised if you come across someone who might be less than friendly if they find out if you are not from the area. Space is a bit of an issue right now because developers are buying up a lot of property and building apartments, and housing developments that are basically stacked on top of each other. anything with a bit of space from neighbors is going to be $400k+ and it's hard these days to even find a rental with any space and when you do your looking at well over 2k-3k a month for rent...A lot of locals have been run out of the state by this issue and I will say there are a lot of us that feel frustrated with the transplants but we also understand why you come here, if your a good person just trying to find a better life and you like our way of life and are possibly willing to help us uphold the local culture your going to find that you will be easily accepted. We also have an abundance of churches, some are good and some not so much but there are a lot to choose from depending on your beliefs. I would just absolutely recommend doing your research before moving here.
A dream, a heaven, a tragic blood-soaked heritage ... NO matter where you stand in MT guaranteed, you're walking on land, walked on only a few times in some instances, separated by decades, in some places, and centuries in others... MT is such a sacred place.
Montana is my favorite state. But I don’t like that it has such cold winters. In the summer in Helena Montana, temperatures get above 70 degrees even 80 degrees but overnight, huge drops in temperature. This past summer I’ve been looking at the forecast in Helena, and the highest temperatures are fine. Normal summer temperatures, but the lower temperatures in the night get so low near freezing. I remember it being 81 degrees in Helena, and the lowest was 39 degrees. That’s a massive drop in temperature. I don’t like that. I’m in Chicago and the winters are fine here. Barely ever below zero degrees, and the summers here are so hot, tiny drops in temperature overnight here. Not as much as Montana.
@@breddary Summer is also my favorite season! Winter gets too snowy and I hate snow. I also don’t like being cold. In summer I don’t like being hot but you can always eat ice cream. Summer is always so sunny, I love seeing the sun! I also like all the flowers being grown, I like hot outdoor temperature and cold indoor temperature. And I especially like the longer days. Sunsets here at 4:27pm today and in the summer it sunsets at 8:30pm. Sunrise today is 7:16am and sunrise in summer is usually 5:20am.
@@Xkikax6 Yeah man! Thought I was the only one! I prefer the humidity personally but when it's cold, I can't work outside. Hands get numb, the wind is cold, it's just miserable to me. When it's warm, I can wear the same clothes all day, the longer days are nice and I just feel good! The sun is shiny! I think people are just scared of sweating.
My dad's father actually came from there and moved way up north Into wood Cree territory and got accepted as a member. Would be cool to head down south and see his birth land
WOW! I really appreciate that, I really want to create quality content and build a community of people that care about how America is changing (more than anything else)
I had applied to a police department in Montana last year from out of state. Unfortunately, I didn’t pass the physical fitness test by 20 seconds. I was only up there for 3 days, but I fell in love with the area. Went to Glacier National Park, ate at a handful of wonderful mom and pop restaurants that served food better than I’ve ever had. What more, the people are genuinely kind. I can tell it’s very neighborly. My girlfriend is apprehensive about moving to Montana since she doesn’t do well in extreme cold. If it only stays a dream of mine so be it. I’m just glad I got to touch the ground, experience the culture and enjoy the people. A guy can dream.
Me too. Since birth, 60+ years, but I will probably leave soon. I won't miss the soulless ideologues that have taken over most of the government. I hope their selfish cruelty and greed consumes them and their totalitarian schemes are thwarted.
@@stevencarter385 yeah bud, fellow montanan here, i don't think you're gonna find much better in the world at the moment, where's your soul at? california or florida? if it were me, id go to florida, they're fixing problems they've had for over a century, californias making their problems worse by the day.
I'm from a southern state and we get very hot and humid. I always always loved cold weather but as I've gotten older my comfort zone is much smaller. Last winter we actually got in the negatives and I've never experienced that in my life. I do not like that kind of cold at all, it hurts. I like normal cold like 45 degrees lol. Montana is beautiful but I know I'm not made for those winters.
@@itssteve6018 that's a perfect winter day for us. Tomorrow is gonna be seventy ish and that's Arkansas but it sleeted last week. I know y'all get cold up there. I went thru Pennsylvania several years after in the summer and it's very pretty .
Yellowstone does not equal Montana. It is very disliked amongst us Montanans. That should be the main reason in this video on why people don't move to Montana.
You kinda missed the mark on this one. Lots of "wiki" facts that were misinterpreted or misunderstood. The turn of the century boom was caused by copper mining, other minerals were secondary. Also, Helena is pronounced hell-en-uh.
From someone who lived here his entire life the way your pronounced helena bugged me so much, it's hell-in-a. Have never heard hell-ana in my 26 years from anyone inor from this state
Exactly. It’s crazy how people always act like businesses grow mostly where people are good and smart, while in reality it’s a bunch of already fat asses investing somewhere to keep getting richer or cover up their criminal activity and/or tax evasion.
I was their two weeks ago in I love it it was peaceful the weather is not that bed come to ugly Louisiana in you will take Montana any day of the week Louisiana people and weather are nasty 🤮
I wonder if long time/native Montanans are sick of "Yellowstone" and internet popularity by now? ....Seeing folks buy their way into a romantic notion of freedom complete with new countertops and garages of new Range Rovers with sequin license plate holders:)
Native Montanan that’s 5th generation and I like what the show has done. It’s honestly pretty realistic how liberals operate in the state. Sad part of how we live here now but it doesn’t bother me that more people are here.
Absolutely hate the influx of people into Montana in the recent years. Everywhere has become so expensive to live not to mention the sheer ignorance of the people coming in with their only knowledge of the state being “Yellowstone”
After watching Yellowstone, I’m curious about Montana. Living somewhere that too far from this place. Too much far that maybe I won’t able to chance to visit 😢.
Yea, we got an influx of people over the last decade or so cause people don’t like their old states. We used to have a comfortable 800,000 or so. Now it’s getting crowded. I personally liked it better before. The narrator sure screwed up our capitol’s name. I don’t know anyone that makes $60,000. Wish I did.
Median income (and median home prices to be fair) are highly skewed by top and bottom earners, sadly it isn't the best statistic for the middle class, however it's the most readily available with the most up to date data. I love how people from the places with the fewest residents feel like it's getting crowded, though I understand where your coming from there and with all the part time residents it's likely more than population counts would lead you to believe.
I can appreciate Montana, but as someone from Florida, it is simply too different from the lifestyle I live now. Simply too blistering cold, not enough entertainment options other than nature, not enough opportunity.
Nice place to hang out in the summer, especially along the Madison River. If you drive in from Canada, however, be prepared to trade nice farmland and windmills for cattle.
I'd move and live in Montana in a heartbeat if someone would give me a place to live. Pay my UHaul cost from Arkansas. I'm almost 63 and I need a place to rest and eventually die. And I love to hunt. And what would I do in return for a free house/apartment, and cost of moving there ? Nothing. Just brag on social media that I live in freaking Montana !!
Just scrolling looking for old friends to say hello to. Born and raised in the zoo. Miss you Montana , especially you Missoula. We grew up together. You’re always where I dream. Much love to anyone who was or is fortunate enough to call this place your home. I left to seattle, met a girl, got a job, bought a house and might never make it back “home”. Miss you all. Buck D
It's hilarious reading these comments of people cooing over Montana and imagining it as a beautiful naturists landscape, none of that is the reality. I've lived in Montana for years and it's a terrible state. The only pretty areas are on the borders of the state, most of Montana is a yellow, gross, barren wasteland. It's always way too damn windy, and that wind carries well into the winters which keep it a consistent negative temperature during Jan-Mar. A good majority of the cities are mostly cracktowns, so don't get excited thinking you're gonna see a cool western city, because that's not the reality. Damn near every gas station has a small casino in it (I'm not talking about buying scratchers, they have actually mini casinos in them) so if you enjoy being miserable, don't have any friends, and love gambling but never winning anything, Montana might just be the place for you!
Exactly. I tell people all the time. North Dakota is the next hot spot. Not because it actually is but because everywhere will be full and there won't be anymore land to develop
@@jumpingthroughhoops9737 I'm already seeing that here in Iowa. The population is starting to expand with miles of suburbs all through the center of the state. Won't be long before space starts to be lost like it is on the coasts.
At 4:12 you list the 10 states with lowest population density. Number 5 should read South Dakota, not South Carolina. I like your content, but I often find fairly obvious errors & omissions that could be easily avoided by more scrutiny of sources & asking someone from the US to help you with pronunciation of names. Many of these are glaring, and I know that when Americans misquote facts or incorrectly pronounce names and places in other countries we face immediate rebuttal and rebuke. You mispronounced the name of the capital of the state which is the topic of this video bro.
Drove our 5th wheel through Montana to camp on the river while visiting my parents in Big Sky. We had California plates (mind you we own a cattle ranch out here, are conservative and didn’t bother anyone. Respected the land, the people and followed all the rules.) Had someone tell us at the camp “they don’t like us around here” Come to find out they moved there a couple years ago from Orange County. Everyone else was kind. All Californians are not bad.
Look forward to visiting Montana again! I miss the nature and my Native Americans friends out there. When I go to Yellowstone, Billings will be the place we will be staying at.
It's a beautiful state, I would argue it's one of the best in terms of nature. That's saying something too, because America has so many beautiful states with incredible natural features.
@@SomethingDifferentFilms yes, and that is something we MUST cherish as a country. I mean very places in the world have deserts 🌵, mountains ⛰️, rainforests, prairies, forests, tropics, destructive tornadoes, deadly blizzards, record heat and record cold in the same country
I hope Montana continues to kind of remain a secret but I highly doubt it. I also doubt there's still only 74,000 people in Missoula. Probably close to 100,000 now due to all the people moving in that work from home lol
A state can only accommodate as many people as the water supply provides for. The river gets lower and lower every year and we have faced water shortages for the past few not to mention the influx of corporate farming which is ruining once clear water supplys. Every year there are warnings of contaminated drinking water. I love my state but the money is ruining many things that may not be able to recover if it continues.
You don't want to move here we have bears and mountain lions! They just stroll around town like they're looking for a snack! In the -70 winter you are a bear popsicle!
karis right, in my hometown of livingston, a man was eaten by a bear while horn hunting very close to town just a few months ago, they routinely enter town as well and eat your garbage like giant raccoons and there is currently a mountain lion on my property stalking my dogs and sheep, it killed all 7 of my goats in the night, i live 2 miles from town.
i live in europe, went to USA multiple times and im planing on moving to usa either montana or utah and starting my own family farm or something similar eventualy
Don't forget yellow stone and the super volcano. Montana is definitely a " hold my beer, watch this shit" state. But we are full, don't need more people living here. If you come to visit, we welcome you. Then happily wave goodby.
@christopherjohnson45 howdy christopher, we're not safe, the prosperity and happiness are dropping exponentially and we like friends, just not friends who stay
Somebody lives there. People that are born there, and people that want to live there. ("Yellowstone" the series does not intrigue me.) Most of Yellowstone Park is in Wyoming anyhow. Montana is a place that certain folks want to live, regardless of all the indices the majority sees as negative.
🤦another video with the mispronunciation of Helena .. Yellowstone helped ruined Montana but it was slowly getting there anyways. Once the out of staters starting coming in, they made it too expensive for the locals. I don't even recognize my cities anymore and nobody is from there when you walk down the city streets. Just rich weekend cowboys and green horns in boutique cowboy boots and range rovers.. it's not California but it sure will be in due time
Montana used to be a place you would live in for privacy and cheap land. Now the out of staters moved in and no one can afford anything. Apartment's are $2k a month easy, house that were selling for $175k a year later are $400k. Sucks
Boohoo.
@Rose Whip we don't want here to be like there. That's the point
Sounds like you live in Missoula. Gotta love these liberal policy's and yearly property tax increases.
My apartment in Missoula is 1300 a month for a two bedroom
@@nishadeanda105 SMH
I bought my house in 2014. 3bdr 2ba and I'm so lucky I did. Mortgage still goes up like clockwork every year.
$1300 is on low side for a 2bdr apartment in Missoula. Make sure you pay that rent on time. Otherwise your landlords could be fuckers.
My wife and I live in Billings, and this past year we hiked up to a glacier outside of tiny Cooke City. Throughout our entire trip, including the 7 mile four wheeler ride over a very rugged jeep trail just to get to the trailhead, we didn't run into a single person until close to the end of the hike. We wound up seeing more mountain goats than people that day. I love this place because we can go get lost in the mountains with not a soul around for miles and miles.
Honestly if you and your wife separated you could die alone by the sound of it
Heaven
Cooke City is the coolest small town in America. I think thats what the sign says. Went snowmobiling there 7 yrs ago and the locals were nice and welcoming.
I love Billings! I lived right across the street from Rose Park on Avenue C for 8 years in the 80s.
Doesn't it get lonely and depressing?
Montana is full don't move here
This kind of comment always makes me laugh when were talking about one of the least populated places in the US, I would say Montana is out of housing so don't move here makes more sense though
@@SomethingDifferentFilms not out of housing just takes a different breed of person to live here. The last thing Montana needs is a mass flood of people running away from the policy's they helped create just to vote in those same policy's that made them leave. Like I said Montana is full
i wholeheartedly agree
@@DavidDeM420 It's not even the policies, it's that some states, especially as beautiful as Montana, should remain small - there's so little wilderness left in the US that we should preserve what's left.
@@TopDrek the policies are a big factor
Montana, like other western states, is a colony, providing raw materials for the big states that run it -- coal, wheat, beef, and formerly copper and silver.
Which big states would that be? Montana is the 4th largest state. We don't have sales tax. I assure you we are compensated for our resources and livestock. Not a colony, but a sovereign state . A member of the USA but not owned by the USA.
I think all states do this to some extent, and sure some places use more while others generate more, but that's the balance of having such a large nation with very different regions. My primary complaint with Montana is the rising cost of living due to part-time residents from out of state looking to enjoy Montana's open spaces, pace of life, and impeccable nature (without paying their fair share into the states funding).
All states do this even California.
@@SomethingDifferentFilms You said GPD? Lol. Not credible anymore.
@@iceicebebe8299 I was credible at some point? Honestly, you can't point out speech mistakes that are already corrected in the video edit (it simply isn't acceptable).
I live in the county of Kent, England. We are crammed in like sardines. I often say to my family how lucky Americans are to have all that never ending, diverse, magnificent country. You can motorbike, mountain bike, ride horses, climb mountains go get lost in the forests, the plains, mountain regions. You're very lucky. If I lived in the states I would try to explore it as much as possible. (not the cities though, cities aren't my cup of tea; whatever the country)
Scotland's pretty empty
Wow I guess we take it for granted, I always thought England was beautiful Scotland too. I've never lived outside USA, but the videos and pictures are nice.
As long as you can afford a vehicle to get you there, the fuel, and a state park pass.
@@janellcrews6108 "England was beautiful Scotland too" Tiny places.😂
@@LedZeppelin_3 Montana, 380 832 km²; population 1 million. Scotland, 77 910 km²; population 5.5 million. Check your facts before posting.
You can always tell an out of stater when they cant pronounce Helena. I live in Helena. No sales tax but we sometimes get brutal winters which is why lots of people leave. Make sure to have a block heater where you plug in your car so it will start. For the last week temperatures were between -35° and -15°. Without wind chill...some places were -70° with wind chill. Meaning frozen pipes and cars that wouldn't start. And icy roads that are so slick if you dont know how to drive in it...good luck. And the mountain passes close when they have those bad snow storms...
Charlie, I talk about all American cities and states here on this channel, my goal isn't to provide a local guide or a locals guide. Instead I try to highlight some of the best (and worst) places across the US based on one question/interesting factor at a time. I do try and give a good overall overview of the places I talk about, and I have at least visited most of the places I talk about here and even talk to locals when doing research whenever possible.
Thank God for the weather to keep the big city people out or send them and their garbage (crime etc.) back to where they came from!!!
@@SomethingDifferentFilms Our state capital is pronounced Hel-eh-na, not Hel-aye-na
That’s how it is here in northern michigan. Winters are hard but we deal with it
Or even better just leave the state and never come back. Us locals like it that way more
When Walmart or Amazon is your biggest employer, you know there's a problem. If you are a remote worker it seems like it could provide a good work life balance with its exceptional natural areas .
I was honestly always so jealous of the work from home people I used to install internet for lol
I think the data got skewed a little. There are tons of small businesses. I can see walmart being the biggest employer but thats because no other big companies have decided to put a new HQ in the state. I think that is a better explanation 🤷♂️
But I love them
Walmart is the biggest employer in most states
@@rosspeaksteelworks I don't think Walmart is the biggest employer in MT. I don't think they employ more people than our railroads and/or school systems!
As a Californian who was a ranch hand and wildland fire fighter, I get told all the time to move to Montana and everyone started saying I need to watch Yellowstone when they found out I was branded on a ranch (this happened before the show was a thing) and I can confidently say most people would not be able to handle that sort of lifestyle. It's a very secluded culture and while I love being deep outdoors away from civilization I did grow up in a big city and still like to move fast a lot of the time. Don't move to Montana and make the state you live in a better place, if you want to be a cowboy I'm sure there's places with ranches and farms you can work at but know its tough work. If you do move to Montana adapt their culture and values, California is a melting pot so feel free to bring your lifestyle here by all means I want it, but them mountain folk ain't to fond of most outsiders, I was an exception when I moved to a small mountain town but just know blue collared work is honest but ain't easy. Much love to yall n yall have a good day 🤙🏼
No they hate Californians if your from Texas or any other garbage state they'll love you because they been brainwashed
@Hoss Delgado my dad from northern Idaho and on the border of Montana so that's my relation to the state, but I understand even if I'm capable of fitting in, the cultural difference is still pretty big. But where I was at they were weary at first but everyone grew on me and I miss the small community feeling
@789mark789 yea when I was going through some tough shit I branded my old troop number on my shoulder where I use to wear my patch so it's all burnt/scarred now
"Don't move to Montana and make the state you live in a better place" In certain states, like California, that is absolutely impossible. If someone is a conservative in California, like myself, you either need to move out or adapt to communist agenda. And since I am not going to raise a family under these conditions, I am getting the hell out. This place really has passed the point of no return.
@Matt G I'm stubborn as a bull and I want to see this state flourish, but I'm just thinking of moving to Florida so I can own a pet gator and do whatever the fuck I want
As a blackfeet, all the Montanans bitching about new people moving in is pretty rich
"why nobody lives in montana" alaska and wyoming: did you forget about me?
I will eventually do a Vermont and Alaska in this series, possibly a couple others as well.
Ah yes, Yellowstone. A show made by a Texan, starring a Californian, that's filmed (mostly) in Utah, except for the parts that have to be filmed in Helena. Nothing screams "local" more than that. You forgot to mention MT had, until a few years ago, the largest ICBM missile complex in the entire world. When the 564th was active, the 341st Missile Wing spanned 29K+ square miles. Roughly the same area as Vermont, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, combined.
They actually spent 100 million dollars in Montana on just the last season of Yellowstone Matthew, so I am sure that stimulated the local economy to some extent at-least. The nature of my content is that I build my episodes around an interesting topic or question, and try and give an entertaining overview of whatever city/state/region I am talking about. I try to at least touch on economics, planning, demographics, and geography; however I am not trying to give a full breakdown here as that would make for significantly longer (and likely more boring) content. If you would like to see a deeper dive into a subject please let me know here in the comments, I actually try to incorporate the ideas of this community into my videos. Thank you for commenting and have an awesome day.
@@SomethingDifferentFilms It's cute you think money was the point of my comment.
@@matthewb8229 I understand that its about so much more than money, but economics are important, especially when it comes to relatively small communities that do benefit from a significant local spend like that.
Actually, they film a lot of Yellowstone in the town I LIVE IN Hamilton Mt
@@keepitawesome502 All the ranch scenes, are in Utah.
As a Montana native, I never knew why people pronounce the capital as "huh-lay-nuh" while I've only heard it said as "hell-en-uh" here.
I feel validated now. I’m nowhere near native, never visited, but I pronounced it that second way only to be corrected and told it’s the first.
That is because the original word comes from the Greek, Helena. Local Montana people just made up their own pronunciation, probably from ignorant miners and ranchers back in the day.
@@John3.36 Incorrect. The pronunciation is derived from St. Helena of the older British colony. While the Brits of olde may have followed through with such nomenclature, they themselves use the /həˈliːnə/ phonetic.
@@Thefunnyhalf That is nice, however the majority pronunciation is the Greek Helena style which is why there are always issues whenever the locals hear it.
Can't believe there wasn't a Boz Angeles joke about Bozeman given its growth and the number of Californians moving there. Most videos about Montana almost always mention Boz Angeles. And if you think Bozeman is expensive, look up Big Sky.
That's a good point, I tried to focus more on covering the state on the whole as much as possible here in this video though.
Bozeman can get knocked off the map Fr
@Preston Houston Strongly disagree with you there, Bozeman is a fantastic place! I'd move back in a heartbeat
Bozeman is expensive because it’s close to a vacation destination like Big Sky! Vacation destination areas are ALWAYS expensive places to live!
I wanna see a video about Washington DC.
I find it absolutely incredible that a grown adult, not on probation or parole, would intentionally choose to live in a shithole such as New York, Chicago or LA when they could live in Montana.
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Montana is a libertarian's or a conservative's wet dream!
i'd rather be in amarillo
Some like social life
As a Montanan allow me to elaborate. Harsh winters are a good deterrent, as we just had some -40° days. Its not uncommon to get snow 9 months out of the year. And with the rising popularity and people wanting to move here, housing prices have gone way up, and housing can't be built fast enough for the demand. Lastly, Montanans are incredibly xenophobic and don't want any out of staters moving in. Be prepared to meet people and when you say where you're from you'll get a lot of these faces 😬.
I lived in Missoula .. Montana banana belt
As they should respond your stealing their way of life by moving their but that only mattes if their gay or woken or gay women
@@Enrique-peralta You mean like the way the Indians had their way of life stolen?
@@Enrique-peralta markets for real estate in most communities are insane … Missoula for example .. two bedroom houses for 300,000 ? Wtf
I'm in Missoula also. And Hopefully this year will be the start of the worst economic crash in our lives. And will drive most of them out. Especially the ones who overpaid their way to get in here. And are on borrowed time and borrowed money.
I live in Rhode Island which has about the same population as Montana in a tiny little area. The thought of living in such a sparsely populated state sounds AMAZING.
Here is the lesson. If you have a good thing, a good place, shut up about it. In fact, tell people it's awful. It's horrible. It snows nearly six months of the year and the sun scorches you the other six. Wild animals prowl on urbanites and every other day there is a new missing person report. There might be Wendigos living in the hills and evil spirits of long dead miners haunt every dark crevice. There is no good amenities, it's hard to get around in, and people mysteriously die in their old age. The air is thinner and there may in fact be things in it, and the US Government runs a huge missile complex in the state that will surely be a target for nuclear apocalypse greater than anywhere else on earth.
Some say there are government black projects and interment camps hidden away in bunkers and aliens accidentally abduct people when they come to probe cows, happens all the time. In short, Montana is horrifying. A true wild land of nature and dark secrets that is waiting for you to make a slip so it can kill you. Go back home.
couldn't have said it better myself
This actually makes the state sound more interesting 🤔
Sounds good to me. On my way.
@@clientornaka4690 Tell me where you (and everybody else) would NOT go and I'll go there.
@@williamwilkins3084 California
You pronounced Helena wrong. It’s actually “hell-luh-na.” I live in Montana, and I think Yellowstone, the TV show, is NOT the reason why it’s growing, it’s simply because of the shifting to remote work in recent years. This has allowed more people to be able to live anywhere in the country, and Montana’s natural beauty attracts a lot of people. I’ve known a few people that moved to Montana because they got to work from home. A lot of people from Colorado are moving to Montana because it reminds them what Colorado used to be like, so it’s a bit of nostalgia. I used to live in Colorado, and Montana reminds me a lot of Colorado!!
Think of going to Hell in a hand basket.
no way bro said hell ain a
I was stationed in Montana for four years. Came from Cali. San Diego in fact. Never got warm. Cheers Montanans. You're a tough bunch.
Security forces eh?
@@MYERS13 he means Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls
I live in Montana on Flathead Lake own my property and live for around $400 a month, my income is only $854a month.
it all depends on how much you want to spend.. .
I also live in the Flathead (Kalispell) - and 400$ a month?! - I call b.s. on that.
@@jessebrown8519 well that's cuz you don't know how to live practical and efficiently. Plus I'm not the only one living like this!! My numerous Neighbors also know how to live without throwing away money.. .
This just in: Montana is officially full now. I hear North Dakota is nice.
classic
You lie. Flat and cold is not nice
North Dakota is full now maybe California is nice
I lived in the SE corner in Ekalaka Montana a very small town you blinked you missed it and half the town was nothing but relatives. The neatest city was Baker Montana and in between is SandStone Monument Park .
I am from Montana and you pretty much have to have a lot of skills to not only live there but to pay the bills, especially in the winter. However, now a days working from home on the internet or starting your own business is a certain possibility to make it work.
I contributed to Montana's tourism once in a while during my 21 years of living in Calgary, AB. Friends and I would go skiing at Whitefish and party in Kalispell. Then we'd load up the trunk with different types of beer and head back to Canada. That was back in the early 80's when there was a sad and very limited choice of beer in Alberta, and some American suds were a novelty. Good memories!
My whole family’s in Montana mostly and I live in Texas every day when I look at photos I took when visiting keeps making me want to go back permanently to go to college and live my life there, I’m tired of the Houston heat and humidity for most of the year most of Texas is flat and boring but Montana is one of the prettiest places I’ve ever seen. When I move there this summer I will miss bucc ees and some of the great restaurants because of the great diversity in Houston.
another texan who just moved to montana for work here, lets hang out
Thank you so much for watching my video on Montana, if you have ideas for future videos please let me know here in the comments.
You pronounced Helena wrong.
@@stevencarter385 yeah I am working on that, but I talk about all the different parts of America here on this channel, that's a whole lot of cities, counties, and states so there are bound to be some mispronounced words here and there.
@@SomethingDifferentFilms No worries. Everybody not from here gets it wrong. I'm sure I pronounce place names wrong at times too. I see you got slammed by others. May your channel succeed.
@@stevencarter385 thank you Steven, I really do try and get all the names right, but I certainly have some awful misses at times. I appreciate your kindness.
This video is giving the Animal Chine an idea to buy every square inch of land in Montana before you know it they have taken over Montana
As someone who lives in MT I’m going to have to put this on my watch later list.
Montana is beautiful, and the people are nice. I love the small town feel of the cities too. The problem I see is the winter weather. My goodness it gets cold cold. Wonderful place to visit, but living there is another story.
No if your in the mountains yes .. at 6000 feet but Missoula there isn’t anything worse then Michigan
@@blacknwhitehound I mean, most Americans are pussies who can’t survive a Michigan weather as well. So he’s kinda right.
We just had -41 a week ago and it is normal weather for us. If you don't know what you are doing you will die.
Lol. The people in Montana are not nice
@@christopherroot1603 The people I met in Bozeman, Belgrade, and Big Sky we're very nice and welcoming. I guess the bad weather can make them bitter at times lol I had a great experience.
Living Big Sky was a popular house hunting show. Many beautiful log cabins and awesome land and rivers and everything
Sooo…heaven on earth?
Montana looks absolutely gorgeous!
Looks can be deceiving!
@@k1j2f30 and you probably don’t even live in America… haters gone hate 😂😂😂
@@mannidennis1031 I live in Montana, North America! In case you didn't know, there is a little place called South America, too! We like to refer to them as, the "Americas!"
Judging from your comment stating, "haters gone hate." Maybe, you should consider retaking the "English Spelling 101" course over again....or possibly for the first time! Ha!
Montana is not for everyone. Most of the people that move here seem to end up leaving, mainly for the climate and topography.
I was born in the States but raised in a rural, country, quiet town in Europe with my mother. She always told me that some day, I will want to return to United States... she was right... and out of all of the states I have been to, Montana is the one I just remained in. It fits my boring and hardworking personality the most lol
Boring or Just peaceful? 😆🤪🤪🤪
May I ask in which country you were raised in?
Had a chance to mention Butte! The richest hill on earth for a few men and was the largest city out west for a long time!
I'm a former, longtime (Kalispell) Montana resident, I have plenty of insight. High housing costs and low wages have chased many people away. Almost unlivable there nowadays. Greedy rich people took over the state. That Yellowstone show isn't anything like it, either lol
yep! Big money developers came in and are now ruining the skyline with their towering apartment buildings. It no longer has the small town friendly feel, roads are way too crowded, lots of people having to live in campers because there isn't enough housing. It's pretty sad to see what use to be agricultural fields turning into housing developments with HOAs. Trying to camp anymore is a joke. When you can't even go up a forest service road to get away and explore without seeing an out of state rv trying to camp off the side of the road in the summer. A lot of the locals had to leave because you can't find a job locally that can afford you a decent living here, just a bunch of rich people buying up land and fencing it off including what use to be public access spots. It's very sad and unrecognizable from my childhood these days.
I'm wanting to move to Montana after I graduate nursing school. The culture and values are right up my alley, as long as other people moving don't flip the state. I'm an air force brat and my mom dragged me to California when I was 17 because she got stationed there, I can't stand blue areas. Are there any red areas that would have a hospital? Looks like most the medium-large communities are blue.
I love space too, I don't want to be packed into cookie cutter houses with tiny yards. And I'd like a strong church community. Is there anywhere or am I just dreaming? Please help
I personally feel like Kalispell (where I live) is still more red than blue but to be honest, Montana is not the state I use to know, in a lot of ways it's almost unrecognizable to me. We do have a hospital here but it's been known for being corrupt and not very good to it's nurses, I'm not in the nursing field so my information on that is very limited. I know there are jobs available here for nurses and I'm sure you could find a good place to work. Locals will be accepting as long as your not on board for trying to change things like so many people do moving from blue areas but also don't be surprised if you come across someone who might be less than friendly if they find out if you are not from the area. Space is a bit of an issue right now because developers are buying up a lot of property and building apartments, and housing developments that are basically stacked on top of each other. anything with a bit of space from neighbors is going to be $400k+ and it's hard these days to even find a rental with any space and when you do your looking at well over 2k-3k a month for rent...A lot of locals have been run out of the state by this issue and I will say there are a lot of us that feel frustrated with the transplants but we also understand why you come here, if your a good person just trying to find a better life and you like our way of life and are possibly willing to help us uphold the local culture your going to find that you will be easily accepted. We also have an abundance of churches, some are good and some not so much but there are a lot to choose from depending on your beliefs. I would just absolutely recommend doing your research before moving here.
If you ever visit in the summer it won't seem empty. Way too many tourists nowadays
That's a good point, people arn't just moving there, they are also visiting the state (and it's resort cities) more than ever.
@@SomethingDifferentFilms Polson is the absolute busiest during tourist time
It is freaking cold but so beautiful! Love the Crow!
I did hear Montana got a second congressional district recently. So there's some growths.
A dream, a heaven, a tragic blood-soaked heritage ... NO matter where you stand in MT guaranteed, you're walking on land, walked on only a few times in some instances, separated by decades, in some places, and centuries in others... MT is such a sacred place.
Montana is my favorite state. But I don’t like that it has such cold winters. In the summer in Helena Montana, temperatures get above 70 degrees even 80 degrees but overnight, huge drops in temperature. This past summer I’ve been looking at the forecast in Helena, and the highest temperatures are fine. Normal summer temperatures, but the lower temperatures in the night get so low near freezing. I remember it being 81 degrees in Helena, and the lowest was 39 degrees. That’s a massive drop in temperature. I don’t like that. I’m in Chicago and the winters are fine here. Barely ever below zero degrees, and the summers here are so hot, tiny drops in temperature overnight here. Not as much as Montana.
When you look at the most northern continental US states, it seems like the cold weather is really more of a feature.
Drops like that would be vulgar. Coastal Alaska is known to he cold, but at least we same day drops almost never go worse then 30 degrees
@@SomethingDifferentFilms Feature? Nah, I love the summers. Hot and humid is the best. I can't stand the cold mer temperatures.
@@breddary Summer is also my favorite season! Winter gets too snowy and I hate snow. I also don’t like being cold. In summer I don’t like being hot but you can always eat ice cream. Summer is always so sunny, I love seeing the sun! I also like all the flowers being grown, I like hot outdoor temperature and cold indoor temperature. And I especially like the longer days. Sunsets here at 4:27pm today and in the summer it sunsets at 8:30pm. Sunrise today is 7:16am and sunrise in summer is usually 5:20am.
@@Xkikax6 Yeah man! Thought I was the only one! I prefer the humidity personally but when it's cold, I can't work outside. Hands get numb, the wind is cold, it's just miserable to me. When it's warm, I can wear the same clothes all day, the longer days are nice and I just feel good! The sun is shiny! I think people are just scared of sweating.
My dad's father actually came from there and moved way up north Into wood Cree territory and got accepted as a member. Would be cool to head down south and see his birth land
I live in Montana!
With so much bad content creators sharing garbage. Your choice of content and voice, is a breath of fresh air, Sir.
WOW! I really appreciate that, I really want to create quality content and build a community of people that care about how America is changing (more than anything else)
@@SomethingDifferentFilms way to go, keep it up.
I had applied to a police department in Montana last year from out of state. Unfortunately, I didn’t pass the physical fitness test by 20 seconds. I was only up there for 3 days, but I fell in love with the area. Went to Glacier National Park, ate at a handful of wonderful mom and pop restaurants that served food better than I’ve ever had. What more, the people are genuinely kind. I can tell it’s very neighborly. My girlfriend is apprehensive about moving to Montana since she doesn’t do well in extreme cold. If it only stays a dream of mine so be it. I’m just glad I got to touch the ground, experience the culture and enjoy the people. A guy can dream.
Broke back mountain uniform slowed you down
@@chanogeezy6022 not sure what you mean lol.
@@CarRamRod1995 homosexual cowboy! Be a pig in Chicago so we can have some free bacon
" by 20 seconds"😂
@@internetcensure5849 yeah that was disheartening.
Beautiful, but Montana has such a empty feeling. Plus those winters are harsh 😅
The exact reason why states like Montana are so great is because relatively few live there. We don't need people from big states ruining them.
No one lives here? I live here
I think I said 1.1 million, which is tiny for the fourth largest state, but based on this comment I can confirm at least one I suppose
Me too. Since birth, 60+ years, but I will probably leave soon. I won't miss the soulless ideologues that have taken over most of the government. I hope their selfish cruelty and greed consumes them and their totalitarian schemes are thwarted.
@@stevencarter385 yeah bud, fellow montanan here, i don't think you're gonna find much better in the world at the moment, where's your soul at? california or florida? if it were me, id go to florida, they're fixing problems they've had for over a century, californias making their problems worse by the day.
@@fabiusmaximus3382 Becoming more fascist does not fix things. You are 180 off.
You're no one
I'm from a southern state and we get very hot and humid. I always always loved cold weather but as I've gotten older my comfort zone is much smaller. Last winter we actually got in the negatives and I've never experienced that in my life. I do not like that kind of cold at all, it hurts. I like normal cold like 45 degrees lol. Montana is beautiful but I know I'm not made for those winters.
As someone from Pennsylvania I gotta say. 45 degree is **not cold** lol
@@itssteve6018 that's a perfect winter day for us. Tomorrow is gonna be seventy ish and that's Arkansas but it sleeted last week. I know y'all get cold up there. I went thru Pennsylvania several years after in the summer and it's very pretty .
"Last winter we actually got in the negatives and I've never experienced that in my life." It's "global warming" effect.😂😂
Bro 40 degrees is warm especially in winter. This winter it dropped to -35 without windchill
45 degrees is tee-shirt and shorts weather
This is my home. I’m in love with Montana, and I will remain here forever!
Wow! Billings, MT has the same population as my high school
Yellowstone does not equal Montana. It is very disliked amongst us Montanans. That should be the main reason in this video on why people don't move to Montana.
Most anything you see on TV is blown way out of proportion.
You kinda missed the mark on this one. Lots of "wiki" facts that were misinterpreted or misunderstood. The turn of the century boom was caused by copper mining, other minerals were secondary. Also, Helena is pronounced hell-en-uh.
Yeah, the Helena mispronounciation was painful.
I think it was a robot who made this video 😅
Hellen-uh!
For some reason,your voice is my best lulleby...i fall asleep within 5 minuts listening to it.
To answer the question: five months of brutal winter, which they don’t show on Yellowstone.
From someone who lived here his entire life the way your pronounced helena bugged me so much, it's hell-in-a. Have never heard hell-ana in my 26 years from anyone inor from this state
If you can make it through a Montana winter we’ll try to accept you as a resident😂
No we will not
@@djfunguy7741 who cares
@@neckarsulme you bum ass outta staters who keep tryna move here
I barely make it through these Ohio winters. I wouldn't dare test Montana.
@@djfunguy7741 lol, I'm outta country my friend....I live in Germany...nobody I knows would even want to move to Montana
I don’t know why. If my company has an opening for my position, I would really consider moving to Montana.
You'll love it man. Especially if you like your job
It's popular for business because it allows a great deal of anonymity in entity formation. It's harder to "pierce the corporate veil" in Montana.
Exactly. It’s crazy how people always act like businesses grow mostly where people are good and smart, while in reality it’s a bunch of already fat asses investing somewhere to keep getting richer or cover up their criminal activity and/or tax evasion.
Just remember it was -70 here two weeks ago also we have wild animals that routinely eat people roaming around. Don’t come here it sucks.
Dumb outsiders think our WILD animals are potable.
Whatever it take to keep the coastals out.
@@cutthroat399this guy gets it
Good thing I always have my walkin' gun on me.
I was their two weeks ago in I love it it was peaceful the weather is not that bed come to ugly Louisiana in you will take Montana any day of the week Louisiana people and weather are nasty 🤮
Isolation and geography isn't an excuse when Alberta has far more people.
I wonder if long time/native Montanans are sick of "Yellowstone" and internet popularity by now? ....Seeing folks buy their way into a romantic notion of freedom complete with new countertops and garages of new Range Rovers with sequin license plate holders:)
I am sure there is plenty of that, it's created a very romantic view of Montana that often clashes with the harsh reality of living there
It is ruining Montana with all the metropolitan people moving here to get away from all their crime, democrat politicians, pollution, etc.
Native Montanan that’s 5th generation and I like what the show has done. It’s honestly pretty realistic how liberals operate in the state. Sad part of how we live here now but it doesn’t bother me that more people are here.
You're spot on. Exactly.
Absolutely hate the influx of people into Montana in the recent years. Everywhere has become so expensive to live not to mention the sheer ignorance of the people coming in with their only knowledge of the state being “Yellowstone”
After watching Yellowstone, I’m curious about Montana. Living somewhere that too far from this place. Too much far that maybe I won’t able to chance to visit 😢.
Pretty much explains as to why Joseph Seed established his empire in Montana XD
I liked far cry 5
Note to producer…. It’s Helena. Like in our old saying, “Have a Helena Day”
I was born and grew up in Kalispell. My dad always used to say the only reason that people don’t leave is because they can’t afford to.
Yea, we got an influx of people over the last decade or so cause people don’t like their old states. We used to have a comfortable 800,000 or so. Now it’s getting crowded. I personally liked it better before. The narrator sure screwed up our capitol’s name. I don’t know anyone that makes $60,000. Wish I did.
Median income (and median home prices to be fair) are highly skewed by top and bottom earners, sadly it isn't the best statistic for the middle class, however it's the most readily available with the most up to date data. I love how people from the places with the fewest residents feel like it's getting crowded, though I understand where your coming from there and with all the part time residents it's likely more than population counts would lead you to believe.
@@SomethingDifferentFilmsthe liberals have the open space locked up around most places so there isn’t as much land here as you would think.
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I can appreciate Montana, but as someone from Florida, it is simply too different from the lifestyle I live now. Simply too blistering cold, not enough entertainment options other than nature, not enough opportunity.
I drive-thru Montana for my job all the time and the reason I wouldn't want to live there is because of the harsh winters.
Nice place to hang out in the summer, especially along the Madison River. If you drive in from Canada, however, be prepared to trade nice farmland and windmills for cattle.
I kinda wanna move there. Might be the Finnish part of me that prefer the closest neighbour a good distance off.
WW2 PTSD much? Lol 😂😂😂
@@jose131991 youd consider moving away too if you saw how things are going in finland and lived there
Glacier national park is easy one of the most beautiful places I've ever been.
Sadly, more than two thirds of the Glaciers have disappeared because of climate change.
@@seveglider8406 it is a shame.
@@mandrake925 1 day, it will be known as the National Park which use to have glaciers.
Well, we were -34F with 1/2 a foot of snow on the ground before winter even began this year.
I'd move and live in Montana in a heartbeat if someone would give me a place to live. Pay my UHaul cost from Arkansas. I'm almost 63 and I need a place to rest and eventually die. And I love to hunt. And what would I do in return for a free house/apartment, and cost of moving there ? Nothing. Just brag on social media that I live in freaking Montana !!
1.32 that Native American , formerly known as Swift Arrow, looked a bit on the beefy side, the settlers must have introduced him to pies.
Just scrolling looking for old friends to say hello to. Born and raised in the zoo. Miss you Montana , especially you Missoula. We grew up together. You’re always where I dream. Much love to anyone who was or is fortunate enough to call this place your home. I left to seattle, met a girl, got a job, bought a house and might never make it back “home”. Miss you all. Buck D
I’d say when you have Minus 70 degree windchill factors most folks would say…nope!
Watching from Missoula. Can confirm the influx from the Yellowstone show
Looks like a nice place to visit.
Don’t do it we hate out of staters
@@djfunguy7741 then I'm going for a really long visit.
@@Phoenix85006 well that’s okay if you’re a hardcore trump fan and don’t mind tweakers
@@Phoenix85006 and don’t like getting yelled at on the road
It's hilarious reading these comments of people cooing over Montana and imagining it as a beautiful naturists landscape, none of that is the reality. I've lived in Montana for years and it's a terrible state. The only pretty areas are on the borders of the state, most of Montana is a yellow, gross, barren wasteland. It's always way too damn windy, and that wind carries well into the winters which keep it a consistent negative temperature during Jan-Mar. A good majority of the cities are mostly cracktowns, so don't get excited thinking you're gonna see a cool western city, because that's not the reality. Damn near every gas station has a small casino in it (I'm not talking about buying scratchers, they have actually mini casinos in them) so if you enjoy being miserable, don't have any friends, and love gambling but never winning anything, Montana might just be the place for you!
Thank you for real insight of Montana...greetings from Texas.
Actually, the western 1/3 of the state is beautiful, but the rest of what you wrote is spot on.
@Yep Enn I guess I need to be thankful where I am =/.
Hi, did you know something about Cut bank Montana , is a good place to live or not?
Keep telling everyone this about Montana so they stop moving here
2:58 Beautiful shot of Billings
Montana is beautiful, I'd live there, but for their winters !
At the end of the day, America is so big that it just hasn't had the time to fully populate every area yet.
Exactly. I tell people all the time. North Dakota is the next hot spot. Not because it actually is but because everywhere will be full and there won't be anymore land to develop
@@jumpingthroughhoops9737 I'm already seeing that here in Iowa. The population is starting to expand with miles of suburbs all through the center of the state. Won't be long before space starts to be lost like it is on the coasts.
At 4:12 you list the 10 states with lowest population density. Number 5 should read South Dakota, not South Carolina. I like your content, but I often find fairly obvious errors & omissions that could be easily avoided by more scrutiny of sources & asking someone from the US to help you with pronunciation of names. Many of these are glaring, and I know that when Americans misquote facts or incorrectly pronounce names and places in other countries we face immediate rebuttal and rebuke. You mispronounced the name of the capital of the state which is the topic of this video bro.
@@moreayf2319...you mean nitpicking. No it isn't. Nitpicking refers to trivial details. I was referring to glaring errors.
I would like to have seen Montana.
I was born in Montana and I know exactly why I don’t live there anymore-WINTER.
I’m Polish and Montana does not look american to me, when I think of USA I see NYC, Chicago, Florida, LA…
John Dutton wont let them build up
I came here to be alone! I'm going into the wilderness soon for days at a time! Love Montana so far
One of the best US states when looking at nature
Hope you're doing alright out there man!
@@hampdog5716 thank you for the love. Its so easy to get a truck and trailer, some dogs, and a way to get lost here. I advocate you all come up here.
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Drove our 5th wheel through Montana to camp on the river while visiting my parents in Big Sky. We had California plates (mind you we own a cattle ranch out here, are conservative and didn’t bother anyone. Respected the land, the people and followed all the rules.) Had someone tell us at the camp “they don’t like us around here” Come to find out they moved there a couple years ago from Orange County. Everyone else was kind. All Californians are not bad.
Look forward to visiting Montana again! I miss the nature and my Native Americans friends out there. When I go to Yellowstone, Billings will be the place we will be staying at.
It's a beautiful state, I would argue it's one of the best in terms of nature. That's saying something too, because America has so many beautiful states with incredible natural features.
If you come visit Glacier check out huge powwow during 2nd week of July in Browning.
@@SomethingDifferentFilms yes, and that is something we MUST cherish as a country. I mean very places in the world have deserts 🌵, mountains ⛰️, rainforests, prairies, forests, tropics, destructive tornadoes, deadly blizzards, record heat and record cold in the same country
I hope Montana continues to kind of remain a secret but I highly doubt it. I also doubt there's still only 74,000 people in Missoula. Probably close to 100,000 now due to all the people moving in that work from home lol
I lived there .. Missoula 26 years it is at least 100,000 in the surrounding area
County has ~100k or so people
@@RonPauldidnothingwrong according to most recent census but it’s gotta be a little more than that I think
It's around 75,000 in the city limits.
Missoula resident here. Yep probably 100k or a little more. Especially if you count the county.
A state can only accommodate as many people as the water supply provides for. The river gets lower and lower every year and we have faced water shortages for the past few not to mention the influx of corporate farming which is ruining once clear water supplys. Every year there are warnings of contaminated drinking water. I love my state but the money is ruining many things that may not be able to recover if it continues.
I was born in Red Lodge ,my Grandpa and all our family worked in the great western sugar
fields for Earl Spencer in
Fromberg I missed those days
You don't want to move here we have bears and mountain lions! They just stroll around town like they're looking for a snack! In the -70 winter you are a bear popsicle!
I mean there are bears and mountain lions in parts of Montana, but I have never herd wildlife explained that way Kari
karis right, in my hometown of livingston, a man was eaten by a bear while horn hunting very close to town just a few months ago, they routinely enter town as well and eat your garbage like giant raccoons and there is currently a mountain lion on my property stalking my dogs and sheep, it killed all 7 of my goats in the night, i live 2 miles from town.
Sad to see that beautiful Montana is growing as a state, I just love roads and urban centers
Montana is beautiful and yes people do live there
i live in europe, went to USA multiple times and im planing on moving to usa either montana or utah and starting my own family farm or something similar eventualy
“San Jose- the third tier city in California” ooof lol
Don't forget yellow stone and the super volcano. Montana is definitely a " hold my beer, watch this shit" state. But we are full, don't need more people living here. If you come to visit, we welcome you. Then happily wave goodby.
@christopherjohnson45 howdy christopher, we're not safe, the prosperity and happiness are dropping exponentially and we like friends, just not friends who stay
Montana is a frozen hell with grizzly bears for half the year that's probably why
Somebody lives there. People that are born there, and people that want to live there. ("Yellowstone" the series does not intrigue me.) Most of Yellowstone Park is in Wyoming anyhow. Montana is a place that certain folks want to live, regardless of all the indices the majority sees as negative.
🤦another video with the mispronunciation of Helena .. Yellowstone helped ruined Montana but it was slowly getting there anyways. Once the out of staters starting coming in, they made it too expensive for the locals. I don't even recognize my cities anymore and nobody is from there when you walk down the city streets. Just rich weekend cowboys and green horns in boutique cowboy boots and range rovers.. it's not California but it sure will be in due time