Metro area · Montana
Bozeman, MT metro area
Bozeman, MT is a metropolitan area of 1 county in Montana, home to 128,740 residents. Bozeman, MT metro area has a quality-of-life score of 97 out of 100 (very high), ranking #27 of 925 US metro and micro areas. Among metro and micro areas based in Montana it ranks #1 of 7. It ranks best on high school diploma or higher (high), physical inactivity (low) and gyms and fitness centers (high). It ranks worst on distance to an Amtrak station (high), pharmacies (low) and home price to income ratio (high).
- Quality-of-life score
- #27 of 925 metro and micro areas
- Montana
- #1 of 7 in MT
- Population
- 128,740 (2025)
- Land area
- 2,605 mi²
- Density
- 49.4 /mi²
- CBSA code
- 14580
Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 69 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.
Scores by category
Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.
- Safety51#455/924
- Economy100#5/925
- Housing27#675/925
- Health98#22/925
- Healthcare78#208/923
- Environment90#90/917
- Education100#4/925
- Infrastructure99#9/925
- Community95#45/925
- Leisure & amenities98#18/925
Strengths · Weaknesses
Indicators where Bozeman, MT metro area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).
Strengths
- High school diploma or higher · high97.2%
- Physical inactivity · low14.5%100/100Montana 21.9%United States 26.5%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- Gyms and fitness centers · high3.3 /10k100/100Montana 1.8 /10kUnited States 1.3 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
- Median Air Quality Index · low11
- Premature death · low4,615 /100k99/100Montana 8,503 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
- Adult obesity · low24.0%99/100Montana 33.0%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Weaknesses
- Distance to an Amtrak station · high198 mi3/100Montana 117 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census BureauAggregated from counties
- Pharmacies · low0.5 /10k3/100Montana 1.3 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
- Home price to income ratio · high7.1×
- Cost of buying a home today · high45.4%
- Distance to an emergency room · high11.5 mi13/100Montana 12.2 miUnited States 5.5 miJul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesAggregated from counties
- Comfortable days · low23.4%15/100Montana 22.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Trends
The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.
- PopulationRising
119,593 (2020) → 128,740 (2025)
+7.6%5 yearsUS 331,578,104 → 341,784,857
- Hot daysWorsening
0 days (2011-2020) → 1 days (2016-2025)
+250%5 yearsUS 41 days → 42 days
- Median Air Quality IndexImproving
29 (2020) → 11 (2025)
−62%5 years
- Income adjusted for local pricesImproving
$59,318 (2019) → $92,257 (2024)
+56%5 yearsUS $55,567 → $73,204
- Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
76.4% (2010 & 2021) → 86.8% (2022 & 2024)
+10 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
- Voter turnoutWorsening
82.2% (2020) → 72.2% (2024)
−9.9 pts4 yearsUS 68.5% → 65.2%
What changed in five years
How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.
Metro and micro areas like Bozeman, MT metro area five years ago that improved
The places whose measures looked most like those of Bozeman, MT metro area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.
Who lives here
Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).
Income
How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.
Homes
Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.
Getting to work
How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.
Jobs and pay
What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.
Local businesses
Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.
Federal contract spending
Federal grants & assistance
Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.
Counties in Bozeman, MT
Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.
Principal cities
The cities the area is named for.
Largest cities and towns
By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.
Other metro and micro areas in Montana
Areas based in Montana, best score first.
Neighboring metro and micro areas
Places that share a border, best score first.
Similar metro and micro areas
Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).
- Missoula, MT90Alike on High school+, Airport, Some college
- Jackson, WY-ID100Alike on Unemployment, Premature death, Amtrak
- Fort Collins-Loveland, CO88Alike on Poor health, High school+, Obesity
- Bend, OR84Alike on Rent, Price level, Home value (Zillow)
- Heber, UT99Alike on Food insecurity, Life expectancy, Inactivity
Data and sources
Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.
- Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
- PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
- Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
- Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
- Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
- Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
- Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
- U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
- Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
- nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
- Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
- Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
- Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
- American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
- Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
- Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
- Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
- Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
- Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
- Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
- Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
- Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
- County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
- Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08