MT · Pop. 1,122,000 · Capital: Helena
Montana is the land of wide-open spaces — literally 50 acres per resident. At $1,230/acre it's the cheapest land on this list, with no sales tax, no building codes outside city limits, and the cheapest LLC formation in the country at $35/year. The tradeoff: a short 4-5 month growing season and only 12-20 inches of rainfall make this better for livestock ranching than crop farming.
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No building codes outside city limits. Confirmed at state level — unincorporated areas have zero codes.
Natural Disaster Risk
What You Can Grow
Hardy grains, root vegetables, cold-hardy berries, livestock. Best for livestock ranching, not crop farming.
Billings drives most state statistics. DUI and domestic issues inflate numbers. Rural Montana is very safe.
Racial Composition
Bitterroot, Flathead, and Gallatin valleys.
Vast prairie ranching country.
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