Montana's Fastest Growing City?

[@kenboone1555]

Thank you Will, your videos are very informative and very helpful really appreciate you taking the time it gives great information we love Montana and especially Kalispell area. We’re trying to get there keep up the good work.

[@LivinginMontana1]

You are very welcome!

[@user-dv4ms8ji4m]

The problem is, the locals don't like the increased population of people moving in. We don't need to build on every piece of land just because it's there

[@pinkminipuff]

I know I hate that. I thought maybe we could get protected areas near towns or in them. Just for the natural beauty and animals. Seems everyone is super eager to make alot of money throwing down pavement and poorly built housing.

[@dalagnorak1986]

We need a long hard winter to drive out the outsiders that think it’s a great idea to move here. Big problem is that rich people move out here simply to buy land to build “affordable housing”.

[@ashtonmberta]

As a local that got priced out and had to move away due to the people moving in and driving housing through the roof, could we chill on promoting the place?

[@LivinginMontana1]

Sorry, but people are coming whether I make videos or not!

[@FullyYoked]

Complain to the people selling at such high prices taking advantage and attracting the kind of people that would pay for it

[@MTknitter22]

@Ashton Berta, we all get it once this happens to OUR home state. Now we know how beautiful Colorado, Oregon and now Texas natives felt when this started happening to them - and still is!

[@mamawren2795]

I have lived in Bozeman my whole life. It is so sad that it’s changed so much in 5 years. It is horrible here now!!

[@edrefeen4006]

That’s what happened here in Nevada. Everybody started moving in because it was beautiful and it was not a lot of people know it’s got 2.2 million people in Nevada and Las Vegas alone it’s terrible here people are rude there’s crime everywhere it sucks. I pray that doesn’t happen in Montana because I love that state

[@Roninforged]

Kalispell has already started to change for the worse. Many Californians moving in and trying to make it like the place they moved from. The small town feel is all but gone, the air of entitlement is growing quickly, and trying to buy a home/property is rapidly getting out of reach for the average family. The whole area used to be an amazing place to be, I have personally seen the change, and it’s not good.

[@kurtbraasch4200]

So sad to see MT going this way. I loved living in Missoula for 6 years in the 70’s. Even back then bumper stickers on cars had “Don’t Californicate Montana”.

[@MTknitter22]

@@Roninforged My son lives there too. Look it’s up to you natives to keep control of your city councils, etc. Things cannot change unless the townspeople are passive and just complain. Money talks and it talked in Kalispell well before it started to grow. When we lived in OR, natives there blamed everything on CA moving in but boy they sure took their money. Seriously, there are things natives can do. Stand up to newcomers that want to change too many things!!

[@MTknitter22]

@@kurtbraasch4200 same bumper sticker was in WA and OR 20 yrs ago. Remember though it’s greed that feeds the changes and natives give in to changes as they get rich.

[@usfreight]

Lived in the area in the 70s and 8Os. Almost bought 40 acres for 10,000. At the time that was crazy. Thank you California...

[@KillaCommieFerMommie]

If you happen to see Gavin Newsom, welcome him with the ONE finger salute!!

[@minkya1010]

Please tell me he didn't go there

[@lorrainemageau7946]

Get over yourself. Your governor is an absolute lunatic. Most Montana folk are cool and the town is welcoming to anyone who visits.

[@lauralong6695]

What a jerk

[@edrefeen4006]

Stop the movement don’t let them destroy Montana!!!!

[@edrefeen4006]

Sorry to hear that. It sad to hear. They will destroy a wonderful state. We need to find a way to stop people from being able to move into beautiful states and destroying them with their politics and crime and then that brings the poverty. Sorry to say poverty but that comes with population and it really sucks crime starts to skyrocket. The people have no respect for the nature or the culture up there it really really sucks.

[@edrefeen4006]

They start spray painting stuff that shouldn’t be spray-painted destroying nature with the spray paint I just get so fed up with this

[@TG-fq6vy]

Colorado is getting ruined by all the influx of Texans and Californians

[@TheTaylorLawOffice]

Kalispell and the Flathead Valley is paradise until winter; the sun is rarely seen from November to March. If grey/dark winters are an issue for you, caveat emptor before relocating. It cloudier than Seattle.

[@dovonovich]

Great comment. I've heard this before. Would you say that winters are as nightmarish as others have?

[@swikfors]

Sad to see developers putting up high density, high priced, high rise, human hives.

[@CFL641]

Totally against these Massive apartments.. And the $$$$$price is just ridiculous... The Wages and Jobs here do not balance those kind of rates..!! Not at all..!!

[@MTknitter22]

Kalispell and much of Flathead Valley do not find it easy complying with local, state environmental restrictions. In West Texas, the McMansions on postage stamp lots are numerous because sprawl does not seem to both Texas town residents. I know and I pray Montana will not let that happen.

[@MTknitter22]

@@CFL641 yes but it’s up to citizens to take control of your city councils

[@JesusAndRick]

If I were to be a conspirator I'd say the plan is for housing to be unaffordable so everyone is stuck paying rent in one of these apartments.

[@brandonharris2829]

Thanks for the information and the tour. We are coming up and staying in Kalispell this Saturday and staying for a week. We are from southern Oklahoma. We are excited.

[@LivinginMontana1]

Hope you have a good trip!

[@youngandabel]

I’d like to keep the farmland. Can’t eat a house. Most productive and fertile soil is getting built right on top of.

[@pinkminipuff]

Yeah, people are geniuses. They build on top of excellent farming ground and pat themselves on the back for a job well done.

[@debbieannsmith8962]

Another great video. Thank you so much for all the info!

[@frankserra6709]

As a Floridian, I love your very informative and honest reviews of Montana living. At almost 69 years old and moving to Central Florida to a 5 acre rural setting lot.. From this and your other videos Montana is a beautiful state that I'd love to visit. But, have to keep these old bones warm now. Do wish I had looked at Montana real estate in the late 70's...When one was younger and still unattached 😊. Will continue to watch you guys. Thanks

[@LivinginMontana1]

Thanks for watching!

[@kdub1666]

Very nice review of the fastest growing city in Montana. It's nice to see thoughtful development. Thank goodness for the 93 bypass. We stopped in to that Chik-fil-a and it was packed. The employees were very courteous and communicated well.

[@LivinginMontana1]

They are very nice there!

[@EmphasisontheFFF]

Kalispell was my target, but id like to have some money after paying rent so ill stick where im at

[@MontanaDirtRoads]

Kalispell used to be a cool place to be, now there's too many people that do not understand why locals like the the Montana was,not what it's changed too.its no longer a cheap place to live, it's now a tourist resort like redlodge and whitefish and is so expensive.

[@calebwhite1454]

There is no winning: I wanted to live in the Flathead Valley, maybe Marion or Bigfork. Well the prices and current population and traffic have turned me away. One of the main selling points was peace and quite with proximity to amenities. Nice friendly small town. But that's inherently the problem: any place worth being will grow...

[@kwradar12]

We moved here 20 years ago, and it’s breaking our hearts to see what is happening now. Trash all over the hwy’s, nasty people who don’t think this area is as sophisticated as LA. Well duh!!!! Go home transplants who come here with bad attitudes and behavior. The crime rate has jumped through the roof. Damn, so sad. City folks need to stay in the city.

[@Shevnation]

Love your videos... Ready to get out of NYS and move west.

[@MikeShawTV]

I was visiting my folks in St. Ignatius the week of Father's Day. 1,500 mile drive from Texas and worth every mile. The Mission Mountains are incredible. You can see every star at night it seems like! The Milky Way and Galactic Core included. There's Stutzman's Country Market with a horse hitch for Amish buggies. Worth a place to check out if you are looking for video ideas! Anyway. Western Montana is beautiful. (I guess you knew that) When they first moved there last year I watched a bunch of your videos, and others. As a result I knew my way around pretty well once I got there. Thanx for sharing!

[@russelllukenbill]

Yes, the star gazing is pretty good here. If you take a look at a light pollution map, you can see that there is some light pollution. I live in town and at night I can make out all the constellations. With a telescope you can see many more stars, but you can still not make out things like the Andromeda Galaxy and things you can make out by the naked eye in the desert or someplace like that, even with a telescope, so there are some limitations in town and even just outside of it. I do work in the retail area at night, and you can clearly make out planets even with all the parking lot lights. Cheers.

[@debraroberge7875]

Family in kalispell..the place has grown so much in the last 10,15 yrs..I don't recognize it...

[@LivinginMontana1]

It has been growing like crazy!

[@hoofixrman]

Really enjoy your content and thx for the mls add. Spent a couple weeks touring from darby to whitefish to glacier down the swan valley back to missoula. Lots of great places. Narrowing down is going to be hard! Kalispell sure checks a lot of boxes with the shopping amenities and healthcare.

[@LivinginMontana1]

Great to hear!

[@DL-tp3nt]

I'd like to see the difference between bozeman and kalispell on business growth kalispell has alot of housing growth but bozeman seems to have housing and business growth. Just curious

[@RockyMtnguy01]

Will, is there stats from a source that shows Kalispell is outpacing Bozeman in growth? I'm curious cause Bozeman is twice the population of Kalispell

[@LivinginMontana1]

Here you go:montanafreepress.org/2022/03/30/kalispell-growing-faster-than-bozeman-census-population/

[@RockyMtnguy01]

Wow that's amazing. Thanks Will

[@tjs200]

Kalispell proper is a relatively small area, with a lot of newer developments not even being within the city limits. Additionally the town of Evergreen is contiguous with Kalispell And the rural gap between Whitefish and Kalispell is being closed pretty quickly. The Flathead Valley in total is well over 100,000 people now

[@richvest7212]

Went there for a job interview @ Semitool . Loved it there, but wages not up.with housing costs Would love to retire there

[@davidtosh7200]

Kalispell could reach more then 30,000 people, but not the only city in Montana. Currently the population of Kalispell Montana as of 2020 census is 25,088. Other Montana cities in Montana are: Belgrade is 9,751 in 2020, but it will be 12,000 by the year 2030, Missoula is 84,000 in 2020 but it will be about 105,000 by the year 2030, Billings is 110,000 in 2020, but it could be between 140,000 and 150,000 by the year 2030. Havre is 9,571 as of 2020 census, but it will be about 10,750 by the year 2030. The population for the entire state of Montana is 1,068,493 for 2020 census, but it will increase to approximately 1,200,000-1,250,000 by the year 2030. The only 2 major gas stations in Montana are: Conoco and Exxon, but they are add Mobil and Shell gas stations. Small market gas stations in Montana are: Cenex, Holiday, and Sinclair.

[@LauraMidwest]

the drive thru for that ChickFila will be insane. It's good in the context of fast food, but its not worth waiting an hour for😂 Kalispell looks really beautiful though, I can see why folks want to be there

[@LivinginMontana1]

The drive thru is crazy!

[@joemiles6917]

Thanks, very interesting.

[@LivinginMontana1]

Thanks for watching!

[@gunman-6646]

Personally I love driving through town. I do not like that bypass. And I wish people would stop moving to beautiful kalispell.

[@pedrorios3126]

Montana its so much beatiful and their people most

[@robertarmstrong2812]

Enjoy your videos, I’ve been wanting to visit Montana for many years now but am hesitant to make the drive from the Houston Tx area due to the sheer distance. I must say that reading the comments has me a bit baffled coming from an area that has a metropolitan population of almost 7 million people. Montana is the 4th largest state by size but ranks near the bottom in population. Understand it’s relative to what you are used to but Montana will never have to worry about being overpopulated in our lifetime.

[@RetrieverTrainingAlone]

Montana's economy is booming in 2021-2022 with the lowest unemployment rate on record (2.3%), 6.7% Gross Domestic Product the highest since 1980. There were 20,000 new job added to the MT economy in 2021.

[@jimmydee1130]

Lotta leaves on the ground........did you guys have a hailstorm recently? It's gorgeous, I'll say that.

[@LivinginMontana1]

Yes we did, 2 days before I filmed. I forgot to mention that!

[@al-du6lb]

You should get Chuck Marohn from Strong Towns to come and speak in Kalispell.

[@leskrug9266]

I'm from Pennsylvania, will be in Fortine for a month in September. Can't wait.

[@LivinginMontana1]

I hope you have a good trip!

[@leskrug9266]

@@LivinginMontana1 one week of work two weeks of fishing two weeks of wolf hunting and driving down to Texas for a week there and then driving back to PA

[@leskrug9266]

@@LivinginMontana1 thank you

[@Billw0006]

Sorry folks, but "popping up" is an unfortunate term for Montana.

[@greggalindo6714]

Damn, they’re messing up Kalispell! I’m not from MT and I can see that!

[@prayonkreutz2398]

A 5th High School just opened in Billings (Lockwood HS). I can't believe the growth in these Montana cities, most of it just in the past 10 years & an explosion in the past several years!! I don't know if that's a good thing or not. I just know that when We travel across the state, we now have more rest stops & toilets that actually flush!! LOL

[@Brendameiers6869]

One of our nations last pristine environments poof and gone thanks to everyone wanting to move here. The very thing the new comers are moving here for, they are destroying by sheer numbers. It's the lack of human population that has allowed this ecosystem to remain untamed. You're video makes me so sad. This was a place meant to visit, not live.

[@thefamilitchichannel1341]

that awkward moment when you've never been to Montana but you feel like you have cuz you have been playing American truck simulator 🤣

[@markbeach549]

Can you give a little more information concerning the nearest level 1 trauma center?

[@RockyMtnguy01]

Salt lake City or Seattle or Fargo ND are the closest.

[@RockyMtnguy01]

Enjoy the huge influx this weekend with festival!!!

[@waynesigmon5628]

I just hope they don't turn Montana turn into Los Angeles or San Francisco

[@TG-fq6vy]

They will if the leaders of the city allow it

[@Powerstar3000]

or any crappy Texas town.

[@teamground0229]

Been in and out Flathead valley since 1991 when my in-laws moved to Whitefish. The valley has resisted growth for a long time. Land prices have been high for a long time. Sounds like Kalispell is getting smart in accomodating it. Suburbs where I live had a "not in my backyard" attitude, resisted putting in expressways and suffer traffic nightmares. Amazing country for sure!

[@LIK64]

I hope they get rid of ALL the round abouts. HATE THEM!! And No Target and all the other store were first before the dealership..

[@kwradar12]

There is a Target on HWY 93, practically across the street from Costco.

[@MrsPaulaTorres]

This is a wonderful confirmation as we toured the inventory here this Christmas/January, some amazing properties where they’re building up former farm land, clearly the city will grow into a stunning new metropolis in next 20-30 years, if whitefish is the next big sky, Kalispell is indeed a great longterm investment for bringing children here to grow up with their new city. Of course we want a chunk of whitefish, but we know how much more for the money we can get in Kalispell, it is tempting. Please consider making a video on trusted local architects and designers for custom home building, especially the new contemporary ones, we see plenty of the usual timber and log homes and “old Montana homes” but we want to build a nice new modern mansion, it is overwhelming to search for who to hire for the process being in Miami ourselves. But we have time, appreciating referrals.

[@CFL641]

All you have to do is call a local Lumber Yard outlet.. , in Kalispell.. They will know the Names of Builders who have been here a *** long time.., that is the Key word.. A Long time..! Very important !!

[@tmclbnk]

Will, is there a reason why they don't have underground parking for the new apartments. Thanks for sharing the "Portal". Found a new condominium 👍Thumps up ✅

[@stephvanderyacht3644]

Lol. Seriously. Live in a concrete jungle.

[@sikjitsu07]

My wife and I purchased 35 acres on Ashley lake. We are moving from eastern Washington. The last 10 years has made our current area in rural Washington unrecognizable. Used to be little cell service, cash pay at the gas pumps, and the highway was dead quiet past 7PM. So I can say, if you live somewhere beautiful and private, it will eventually become not so private and attract crowds. And likely not crowds of the same mindset. I could tell right away kalispell was a town from the old world, crossing the threshold into the new. And while it does make me sad, I understand this will happen everywhere as folks spread out. That being said, it’s why we chose Ashley lake area. There is only so much property available around the lake and more strict building ordinances. Plus the winters can be brutal. All those things combined should give me the peace and privacy I yearn for. At least for a decade or so.

[@JHruby]

Intelligent tour and commentary on the changes. The successful communities manage growth instead of trying to stop it because in the end you never will stop it. Yes, I love the Montana that I remember from 40 years ago, but I'm from a small Midwestern farm town that has all but died now. School is closed, stores boarded up, cafe and bar are all gone. I'd rather have had it grow than die.

[@debraroberge7875]

Daves barbecue in costco area is a must stop..my fav..

[@LivinginMontana1]

My favorite as well!

[@tiptoe38]

1450 to 1800 a month,Dam😮😮

[@gordonrieber9775]

Kids riding to school need to pack a lunch so they don't get hungry on their ride to school.

[@m1g0t0]

My second cousins live in Kalispell. I hope the californians don't destroy it. They have a Cabelas and no North40?

[@russellschneider9907]

Condensed housing ??????? Where are the SFHomes !!!!!!!

[@MontanaGrizzsky]

Most don’t stay all year anyway, winter sucks

[@neilestenson6595]

There's plenty of room in Hinsdale......

[@michaelstorti8390]

Wait till it's Californicated. Happened in Livingstone and happening in Bozeman

[@jdsullivan38]

Downtown Livingston is a leftist hole

[@RobertoMartinez-pr9bd]

They preserve a lot of the open spaces because they won't be able to take it back.

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Maybe, at some point, Montana will have the same population as Alberta, British Columbia, or Washington State. Thanks for sharing this information. Kalispell sure looks nice. Cheers! ✌️

[@RobertoMartinez-pr9bd]

This is not what I want to move to. I want to leave all of the malls behind. No apartment complexes for me.

[@talal1010]

👍👍👏

[@TheJzumwalt]

Over the past couple of years, my income has doubled from all the folks that have moved here.

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

Typical the rich buy up all the great areas . I remember when the Air Force radar station closed in 78 😢used to be a quiet small town

[@joes0406]

Hmm I'm not looking to come to Montana for population

[@sulevisydanmaa9981]

WINTER THERE IS AS COLD AS RUSSIAN HELL

[@nancysmith-baker1813]

Sad , it looks all the same , could be Provo Utah , or park city . It's not the Montana I new . Just another up scale tourist trap . Or where money talks . So sad . It use to be quant , down home , gritty , Down to earth .