Where should I live if I move to Montana? (how much, home)

[TNTasha]

Hi! Me, my husband & three children are currently living in Tennessee and have most of our lives. We have always loved the idea of moving to out toward Montana. We are looking for somewhere very green and where we can live on our husband's income(I am a stay at home mom). We love the idea of being out & away from everyone but yet close enough to reach a city within 30 mins or so. Any suggestions? Thank you all

[Montana Griz]

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....DO A SEARCH>>> within the "Montana Forum" here on C-D. Again, your post and the type of questions you have asked, has been discussed and answered "HUNDREDS" of times in the last few years.........

[ElkHunter]

The previous post is correct. There have been hundreds of posts asking the same thing.

I would suggest you look here http://www.city-data.com/city/Montana.html to get an idea of how the state is layed out. You can click on any o fthe towns and get all the demographics of how it is there.

The old saying in Montana is that you'd better bring your job with you because there are none up here. Does your husband have a job that he can transfer to Montana? If so, it would be a lot easier to answer your question. If he's got to hunt a job when you get here, your question is a lot more difficult.

Take a look at that link, take a look through the other threads in the Montana forum and then ask away.

[bongo403]

I agree with the above posts, but wanted to specifically address the "green" issue...

Some areas of Montana are very, very green at certain times of the year, and incredibly beautiful. If you happen to come here at that time of year or see pictures taken at that time of year, don't be fooled.

The beautiful green begins in early June, when the trees finally get their leaves, and the weather has warmed up enough for the grass to start growing. The month of June and most of July will remain green. By early-to-mid-August, depending on how much moisture we had in the spring or fall, things start drying up. The trees will still be very green, but non-irrigated fields or lawns will start to dry up and turn brown. This is also when we have forest fires, so the air is often very smoky. By late-September/early October, the fall colors come to the trees, and it can be beautiful, but probably not nearly the display you get in Tennessee. Then the leaves drop, and you have bare trees and brown grass to look at until the snow falls, which varies depending on the area and the year, but is pretty much a guarantee by early November (it can easily be a month earlier).

The rest of the winter varies between snow-covered ground, and brown matted muddy grass during the periods when the snow melts. Yes, we do have lots of pine and fir trees, which stay green in the winter, but it's more of a dark bluish-green.

Winter will normally last through March, give or take. By early to mid-April it doesn't snow much anymore, but the grass doesn't green up again until, as I mentioned, usually June.

Each season does have it's own beauty, but if you have your heart set on green for a substantial part of the year, Montana will be a disappointment.