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About Billings
Largest city in Montana, U.S.Billings is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana, and the 253rd most populous city in the United States. The population was 117,116 at the 2020 census, while the Billings metropolitan area has an estimated 193,000 people. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the county seat of Yellowstone County. Billings is the trade and distribution center for much of Montana east of the Continental Divide and has one of the largest trade areas in the United States. It is also the largest retail destination for much of the same area. The Billings Chamber of Commerce claims the area of commerce covers more than 125,000 square miles (320,000 km2). Billings was nicknamed th…
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How Billings ranks
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Housing in Billings
The typical Billings home is worth about $401,000, up 2.5% in a year, 15% below the Montana typical home.
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Safety in Billings
Safety Grade D
Billings reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 94% report less.
Health in Billings
Health Grade B
Healthier than 64% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Montana
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 31 are too close to call.
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Schools in Billings
All Billings schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Billings’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Montana’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within MT. Ratings are from neighbors.
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