These Are The 10 Best Places In Montana To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in Montana who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in Montana, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Treasure State:

1. Belgrade (Photos)
2. Livingston (Photos)
3. Glendive (Photos)
4. Laurel (Photos)
5. Whitefish (Photos)
6. Lewistown (Photos)
7. Havre (Photos)
8. Sidney (Photos)
9. Helena (Photos)
10. Kalispell (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in Montana. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in Montana in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in Montana in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in Montana have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in Montana.

1. Belgrade

Population: 7,625
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.8
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.66
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.87
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.92

2. Livingston

Population: 7,086
Parks Per 1,000 People: 8.47
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.56
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.25
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.42

3. Glendive

Population: 5,167
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.16
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.58
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.26
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.39

4. Laurel

Population: 6,887
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.76
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.0
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.55
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.58

5. Whitefish

Population: 6,542
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.97
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.15
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.59
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.15

6. Lewistown

Population: 5,879
Parks Per 1,000 People: 0.68
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.34
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.42
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.17

7. Havre

Population: 9,668
Parks Per 1,000 People: 0.93
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.21
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.0
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.21

8. Sidney

Population: 5,888
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.02
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.34
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.25
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.17

9. Helena

Population: 29,142
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.06
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.17
Churches Per 1,000 People: 2.06
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.21

10. Kalispell

Population: 20,629
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.5
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.15
Churches Per 1,000 People: 2.71
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.19

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in Montana where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in Montana with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Belgrade (Photos)
2. Livingston (Photos)
3. Havre (Photos)
4. Helena (Photos)
5. Missoula (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In Montana To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Belgrade	7,625
2	Livingston	7,086
3	Glendive	5,167
4	Laurel	6,887
5	Whitefish	6,542
6	Lewistown	5,879
7	Havre	9,668
8	Sidney	5,888
9	Helena	29,142
10	Kalispell	20,629
11	Bozeman	39,123
12	Lewistown	5,879
13	Missoula	68,377
14	Great Falls	59,017
15	Billings	106,979