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Considering Relocation to Billings, Montana (Vanity)
Free Republic ^ | 07.03.20 | Freedom56v2

Posted on 07/03/2020 4:44:28 PM PDT by Freedom56v2

One of my children is considering a move to Billings to take advantage of a good career opportunity. However, no one in our family or circle of friends has been there.

So I would really appreciate any input Freepers familiar with the area can provide!

Thanks much :)

*We have lived in Fargo and one of the kids lived in Grand Forks, North Dakota--may be some similarities for comparison....


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; Local News; Politics
KEYWORDS: billings; lifestyle; montana; politics
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Thank you!
1 posted on 07/03/2020 4:44:28 PM PDT by Freedom56v2
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To: Freedom56v2

LoL I thought you were in SF, NYC, or LA (Or Seattle, Chicago, Portland some place) and making the move...

Can’t really say much as NY and LA are the places I’m most fmiliar with! But I do wonder...What it’d be like...If...

Sanity...


2 posted on 07/03/2020 4:46:15 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: Freedom56v2

Billings in a college town, which is never good. Montana in general is conservative. I live in North West Montana and love it.

Recently spoke a home appraiser friend who said he has never been this busy. Sadly it is NY, NJ, OR, IL and CA license plates. They are paying full asking price. I suggested he should tell them houses really are in bad condition.

Gunner


3 posted on 07/03/2020 4:52:28 PM PDT by weps4ret (Republicans are suffering from Testicular Atrophy, The Continuing Saga!! Still!!)
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To: Freedom56v2

One of my Brothers lives in Billings.

H still likes it there although it has grown largely because of the oil boom.


4 posted on 07/03/2020 4:53:31 PM PDT by crz
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To: Freedom56v2

Go.

Montana is the last redoubt


5 posted on 07/03/2020 4:54:16 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (BIDEN for MEMORY CARE 2019!)
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To: Freedom56v2

“ Movin’ to Montana soon
Gonna be a Dental Floss tycoon“


6 posted on 07/03/2020 4:55:44 PM PDT by Meatspace
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To: Uncle Miltie

Idaho is another. Especially Twin Falls. Not as cold as Montana.


7 posted on 07/03/2020 4:55:56 PM PDT by Right Brother
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To: Freedom56v2; null and void; aragorn; AZ .44 MAG; Baynative; bgill; bitt; Black Agnes; blueyon; ...

8 posted on 07/03/2020 4:56:56 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

LOL I am currently in the Chicago area...Eh won’t deny I am thinking about following child up there if they like the job ;)

...I have lived in Fargo, and my son did PhD for 5 years up in Grand Forks, so I am familiar with North Dakota...I miss trips up there—in the summer ;)


9 posted on 07/03/2020 4:57:30 PM PDT by Freedom56v2
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

haven’t lived there.. been thru there...I heard there is a really nice Italian restaurant downtown....it has a big gas refinery there....it may not seem scenic at first....but the outlying areas should be awesome....Missouri River is near....no sales tax in Montana...wyoming only about 80 miles away, if that....


10 posted on 07/03/2020 4:58:35 PM PDT by cherry
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To: LucyT

Thank you, Lucy! Love the pic ;)

Happy Fourth of July!


11 posted on 07/03/2020 4:58:46 PM PDT by Freedom56v2
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To: Freedom56v2
I know two things about Montana.

1. It is COLD in the winter and the winter starts in September and ends in May, with any luck.

2. They named a town JOE, after the San Francisco 49er JOE Montana.

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Since so few people live there it HAS to be a nice place...especially if you like snow.

12 posted on 07/03/2020 4:59:21 PM PDT by cloudmountain
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To: Freedom56v2

Great Falls area or Kalispell area .


13 posted on 07/03/2020 4:59:40 PM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists)
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To: ncalburt

I would consider Cody WY .


14 posted on 07/03/2020 5:01:15 PM PDT by ncalburt (Gop DC Globalists)
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To: Freedom56v2

We have friends in Missoula who would welcome more conservatives to that beautiful place!


15 posted on 07/03/2020 5:01:17 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: Freedom56v2

“””...I have lived in Fargo, and my son did PhD for 5 years up in Grand Forks, so I am familiar with North Dakota...I miss trips up there—in the summer ;)””””

Fargo native. Plenty of relatives up and down the valley.

Hellhole in the winter. Nasty spring flooding and then two months of mosquito season before winter again.

And the endless wind.....


16 posted on 07/03/2020 5:03:16 PM PDT by shelterguy
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To: Freedom56v2

When we lived in Tri-Cities, eastern Washington, we had a lot of folks who had moved down there from Montana and Wyoming - ‘because it was so much warmer.’ We were up from Los Angeles and an occasional 30 below, with 20 below average (hitting a high of 0) in the winter and 120 in the summer didn’t seem all that balmy to us. haha. I loved it there tho.


17 posted on 07/03/2020 5:03:29 PM PDT by bboop (does not suffer fools gladly)
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To: Meatspace

Came here for the Zappa reference, goes away happy.


18 posted on 07/03/2020 5:04:25 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: crz

One of my Brothers lives in Billings.

H still likes it there although it has grown largely because of the oil boom.


Yes, I have read about oil boom there...Just like Williston ND...Wonder if it is still booming with oil prices down—tho they are coming back.


19 posted on 07/03/2020 5:05:11 PM PDT by Freedom56v2
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To: Freedom56v2

Montana is seeing a flood of refugees from blue states. Be advised it is VERY cold there in winter. Montana may turn Leftist with all the inbound escapees wanting to soil Montana after they have soiled their home states.


20 posted on 07/03/2020 5:06:13 PM PDT by Gnome1949
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