Bozeman Area Quick Facts:
- Bozeman Population: ~50,000
- Gallatin County Population: ~119,000
- Montana State University Student Population: ~16,700
- Median Home Sold Prices:
- Bozeman City: $737,500
- Greater Bozeman Area: $1,250,000
- Belgrade Area, under 1 acre: $622,500
- Belgrade Area, 1 acre+: $1,108,000
- Data source: Big Sky Country Multiple Listing Service
- Bozeman Elevation: ~4,800 feet
- Bozeman Total Annual Precipitation (including snowfall): 20 inches
- Bozeman Annual Snowfall: 91 inches
- Belgrade Total Annual Precipitation: (including snowfall): 16 inches
- Belgrade Annual Snowfall: 40 inches
- Average Monthly High/Low Temperatures (Fahrenheit):
- January: 34/15
- April: 55/31
- July: 82/52
- October: 57/32
- Top Employers By Number Of Employees:
- Montana State University (~3100 not including grad assistants)
- Local and Federal Government (~3000)
- Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center (~2400)
- Bozeman Accolades:
- #1 Best College Town in America (rentcafe.com 2024 and 2025)
- #1 for Strongest Micropolitan City (Prospera 2023)
- #1 High School Ranked in Montana High Schools (US News, 2023)
- #1 Best Public Schools in Montana (Niche, 2023)
- #1 Best Place to Live in America and #5 Best Place to Retire (Niche, Self-Made 2023)
- #1 Best-Tasting City Water in Montana, #2 Best Tasting in the U.S. (American Water Works Association, 2017, 2018, 2019)
- #1 Lowest Crime Rate in Montana Per Capita (National Council for Home Safety, 2019)
- 1 of the 10 Best Places in the U.S. To Raise a Family (livability.com, 2018)
- #1 Best Place to Live in the U.S. (New York Post/TimeOut magazine, 2016)
- 1 of the Top 16 Must-See Places in the World (Los Angeles Times, 2016)
- 1 of the Top Best Places to Retire (Money magazine, 2014)
- #1 Best Place in America to Reboot Your Life (Sunset magazine, 2014)
- 1 of the 10 Best Streets In America, (American Planning Association, 2012)
- #1 City in North America to Live & Ski (Powder magazine, October, 2010)