Are you looking for love in Montana?
Or are you just hoping to hook up with a hot Montanan?
Either way, we’ve got you covered here.
If you live in Montana, there’s a pretty good chance there are a lot of singles in your area. The Treasure State has plenty of people over 18 who aren’t married or in a serious relationship.
That’s great news for people who are single and looking to mingle.
So, where are the best cities for singles in Montana? We used Saturday Night Science to find out.
34.7 median age · 12.0% married households
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Missoula County, MontanaMissoula is a city in the U.S. state of Montana and is the county seat of Missoula County. It is located along the Clark Fork River near its confluences with the Bitterroot and Blackfoot Rivers in western Montana and at the convergence of five mountain ranges, thus is often described as the “hub of five valleys”. In 2016, the United States Census Bureau estimated the city’s population at 72,364 and the population of the Missoula Metropolitan Area at 116,130. In the 1990s, Missoula overtook GreatFalls as Montana-s secondlargest city, behind Billings. Missoula is home to the University of Montana, a public research university.
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32.8 median age · 14.0% married households
28.9 median age · 8.0% married households
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Gallatin County, MontanaBozeman is a city in and the seat of Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Located in southwest Montana, the 2010 census put Bozeman’s population at 37,280 and by 2016 the population rose to 45,250, making it the fourth largest city in Montana. It is the principal city of the Bozeman, MT Micropolitan Statistical Area, consisting of all of Gallatin County with a population of 97,304. It is the largest Micropolitan Statistical Area in Montana and is the third largest of all of Montana-s statistical areas.
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33.0 median age · 21.0% married households
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36.6 median age · 12.0% married households
Columbia Falls is a city in Flathead County, Montana, United States. The population was 4,710 at the 2010 census
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39.0 median age · 23.0% married households
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Cascade County, MontanaGreat Falls is a city in and the county seat of Cascade County, Montana, United States. The 2015 census estimate put the population at 59,638. The population was 58,505 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Great Falls, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Cascade County and has a population of 82,278. Great Falls was the largest city in Montana from 1950 to 1970, when Billings surpassed it. Great Falls remained the second largest city in Montana until 2000, when it was passed by Missoula. Since then Great Falls has been the third largest city in the state.
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37.1 median age · 24.0% married households
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Yellowstone County, MontanaLaurel is a city in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. It is the third largest community in the Billings Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located in the Yellowstone Valley, as an east-west terminal division point of the Burlington-Northern Railroad. The population was 6,781 at the 2010 census.
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42.4 median age · 16.0% married households
32.1 median age · 29.0% married households
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Hill County, MontanaHavre is the county seat and largest town in Hill County, Montana, in the United States. It is said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France. As of the 2010 census the population was 9,310, and in 2016 the estimated population was 9,846.
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38.8 median age · 23.0% married households
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Yellowstone County, MontanaBillings is the largest city in the state of Montana, and the principal city of the Billings Metropolitan Area with a population of 166,855. It has a trade area of over half a million people.
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Methodology: How do you determine which city is best for singles in Montana anyways?
To give you the places in Montana which are best for singles to find one another, we used Saturday Night Science to look at a handful of metrics. Of course, we want to measure the type of people who live in each city and make some assumptions about what single people like.
So we researched the internet for a database that contains all that information.
We threw a lot of criteria at this one to get the best, most complete results possible. Using the 2020-2024 American Community Survey Census data produced for the state of Montana, we looked at every single city in the state. We paid particular attention to:
- Population density
- % of population that’s male vs. female (closer to a 50-50 ratio is better)
- % of households with kids
- Median age
- Number of unmarried people in each city
We then gave each city a “Singles Score.”
The higher the score, the better the city is for singles to find one another. We also limited our results to cities with over 2,000 people. For Montana, that meant a total of 34 cities.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the best cities for singles in Montana.
Read on to see why Missoula is the talk of the town while Manhattan is probably a bit on the bland side.
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Best Cities For Singles In Montana
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| Rank | City | Singles Score | Population | Median Age | % Married Households | % Households w/ Kids |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missoula | 8.30 | 76,514 | 34.7 | 12.0% | 21.3% |
| 2 | Wolf Point | 8.80 | 2,602 | 32.8 | 14.0% | 31.6% |
| 3 | Bozeman | 9.90 | 56,114 | 28.9 | 8.0% | 17.8% |
| 4 | Dillon | 10.60 | 4,085 | 33.0 | 21.0% | 21.5% |
| 5 | Columbia Falls | 12.90 | 5,615 | 36.6 | 12.0% | 35.5% |
| 6 | Great Falls | 13.30 | 60,329 | 39.0 | 23.0% | 25.2% |
| 7 | Laurel | 13.50 | 7,215 | 37.1 | 24.0% | 29.0% |
| 8 | Roundup | 13.50 | 2,003 | 42.4 | 16.0% | 18.9% |
| 9 | Havre | 13.70 | 9,258 | 32.1 | 29.0% | 27.5% |
| 10 | Billings | 13.90 | 119,434 | 38.8 | 23.0% | 26.8% |
| 11 | Sidney | 15.00 | 6,171 | 37.3 | 22.0% | 25.1% |
| 12 | Whitefish | 15.10 | 8,749 | 44.4 | 10.0% | 20.4% |
| 13 | Belgrade | 15.50 | 11,872 | 33.3 | 17.0% | 31.9% |
| 14 | Red Lodge | 15.70 | 2,502 | 59.7 | 8.0% | 9.9% |
| 15 | Ronan | 15.90 | 2,001 | 37.7 | 15.0% | 29.0% |
| 16 | Kalispell | 16.10 | 28,504 | 36.2 | 17.0% | 26.7% |
| 17 | Libby | 16.40 | 3,042 | 51.0 | 22.0% | 17.9% |
| 18 | Stevensville | 16.50 | 2,130 | 39.3 | 10.0% | 29.9% |
| 19 | Helena | 16.60 | 33,639 | 40.5 | 18.0% | 20.0% |
| 20 | Livingston | 17.80 | 8,780 | 43.8 | 13.0% | 23.8% |
| 21 | Hamilton | 18.60 | 5,101 | 51.8 | 11.0% | 17.0% |
| 22 | Glendive | 19.30 | 4,810 | 44.4 | 28.0% | 18.3% |
| 23 | Conrad | 19.80 | 2,618 | 39.5 | 24.0% | 26.6% |
| 24 | Polson | 19.90 | 5,428 | 43.0 | 16.0% | 18.4% |
| 25 | Cut Bank | 20.20 | 3,028 | 37.6 | 27.0% | 37.0% |
| 26 | Deer Lodge | 21.30 | 3,021 | 49.8 | 29.0% | 15.4% |
| 27 | Columbus | 21.60 | 2,003 | 47.2 | 22.0% | 24.1% |
| 28 | Hardin | 21.80 | 3,742 | 37.1 | 28.0% | 27.2% |
| 29 | Shelby | 23.00 | 3,216 | 37.7 | 23.0% | 22.7% |
| 30 | Glasgow | 23.30 | 3,190 | 44.6 | 23.0% | 32.0% |
| 31 | Lewistown | 24.80 | 6,087 | 44.7 | 24.0% | 24.2% |
| 32 | Malta | 27.00 | 2,100 | 44.4 | 41.0% | 31.5% |
| 33 | Colstrip | 27.50 | 2,101 | 44.2 | 33.0% | 33.9% |
| 34 | Manhattan | 27.90 | 2,288 | 38.6 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. 34 cities with more than 2,000 residents.
Summary
Summary: The Best Cities For Singles In Montana For 2026
If you’re looking for a breakdown of cities in Montana ranked by criteria that most agree make a place a great spot for finding a single person (and potentially love), this is an accurate list.
The best cities for singles in Montana are Missoula, Wolf Point, Bozeman, Dillon, Columbia Falls, Great Falls, Laurel, Roundup, Havre, and Billings.
