Great Falls, Montana is located in Central Montana on the banks of the Missouri River and surrounded by three mountain ranges making it the ideal location for people from around the world seeking an enviable quality of life. Premium dry-powder skiing, world-class fly fishing and a family-focused community make Great Falls the perfect place to work and play. With a flexible clinic environment, residents soak up everything this outdoorsy town offers:
- A cost of living below the national average (Named one of the “Most Budget Friendly Cities for Homeowners” in 2020) – Check Cost of Living Calculator to learn more
- Montana has no sales tax!
- Great Falls Public Schools is the 2nd largest school district in Montana with 15 neighborhood elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools (excludes private schools)
- Highest-quality child care options range from preschool to Kindergarten
- Great Falls International Airport offers direct service to Salt Lake City, Minneapolis, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, Las Vegas and Phoenix
- Average commute time for a Great Falls resident is 13 minutes
- Pleasant summers with warm, mostly sunny days and cool nights
- Winters warmer than would be expected due to frequent chinook winds that bring warm winds from the Pacific coast
- A semi-arid climate with rains well-timed for the growing during the summer months.
- Five nearby waterfalls
- The River’s Edge Trail – Hundreds of miles of trails for hiking, biking, trail running and snowmobiling
- 2 hours to Glacier National Park, “The Crown of the Continent”
- Farmer’s markets, symphonies, concerts in the park and charming small town socials
- Montana’s newest medical school now open here – Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine!
For more information about Great Falls please visit: Visit Great Falls, Genuine Montana, City of Great Falls
IN THE NEWS:
- Montana ranked #1 Best States for Physicians to practice in the US by WalletHub’s 2024 ranking from Becky’s Hospital Review
- Montana Ranked #1 for Physicians from KRTV, Great Falls Mt
- Montana Ranked #1 for Family Medicine Physicians from Becker’s Physician Leadership
- Great Falls is home to the most treasured Western art auction event in the world
- Great Falls is the Museum Capital of Montana, home to 10 distinct museums
- Great Falls is home to the legendary Sip N Dip named “#1 Bar on Earth worth flying for” by GQ Magazine
- Great Falls is home to one of the top 5 skate parks in the NW US
- Great Falls is home to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center which contains North America’s most extensive depiction of the expedition and hots 50,000+ people per year
- Great Falls is home to the 1950s Mariana UFO incident, one of the earliest and widely publicized UFO sightings – hence why the Great Falls Voyagers baseball team earned their name!
LIVE YOUR BEST LIFE IN GREAT FALLS MONTANA
(from the Great Falls Development Authority)