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Posted by Ballpark Frank (24.237.84.227) on 10:44:02 03/24/14

In Reply to: Loon Poll: Billings vs Great Falls? posted by Buffalo Gal

Buffalo Gal,

I lived in Billings for six months. I spent a fair amount of time in Great Falls with one particular job I had years ago, and have visited the city a number of times beyond that.

I suspect that it is an employment factor that spurs your looking at these two particular towns, since, as others have mentioned, Bozeman and Livingston are much closer to Yellowstone.

If I was factoring proximity to Yellowstone, I would side with Billings, but it's still too far away from my perspective. That's why I left Billings and relocated to Livingston way back when.

Both cities have large regional hospitals with most, if not all, the services you expect, in terms of trauma centers, NICU's, etc.

Both cities have blighted areas and the crime that often accompanies that.

Both cities are regional hubs for agriculture. Billings and nearby Laurel have the refineries. Great Falls has Malmstrom Air Force Base.

If you want to minimize winter, go with Billings. If you hate extreme summer heat, go with Great Falls.

Billings is more of an airline hub, and is only an 8 hour drive from Denver. Great Falls is only 2 or 3 hours from the east side of Glacier, and an easy day's drive to Banff and Calgary.

I know there are fair-size equestrian communities in and around both cities. Both cities offer proximity to river boating opportunities. Both cities are within an hour to an hour and a half of a ski area. It's the realm of "other recreational opportunities" where I would differentiate the cities, but I don't know how big a deal that is to you.

Ballpark



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