Best places to live in the Billings metro area

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July 8, 2025
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Best places to live in the Billings metro area

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Billings metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.

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#3. Lockwood

- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 7,474

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#2. Laurel

- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 7,198

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#1. Billings

- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 118,321

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