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City of Big Timber
Open For Business
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Population Stats—Big Timber, MT
• Population—city limits: 1,650 (2014)
• Extended Trade Area Population—80 miles: 281,406
Interstate 90 averages 9,000 cars per day.
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Why Big Timber?
Location, Location
• Big Timber is located midway between Billings and Bozeman. This
means there are 264,189 potential customers within 80 miles.
• Big Timber is located on I-90. In 2015, 2.9 million people drove through
Big Timber.
• Big Timber is strategically located between two international airports,
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport & Billings Logan Interna-
tional Airport.
• Acreage/buildings available
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Why Big Timber?
Great Place to Work
• Low unemployment rate. The unemployed percentage in Big Tim-
ber (2.4%) is below the state average (3.4%).
• Recent job growth is Positive. Sweet Grass County jobs have In-
creased by 1.56%.
• Short commute to work. The mean travel time to work is 16.4
minutes.
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Why Big Timber?
Property Taxes
Montana has relatively low property taxes and Big Timber has
even lower property taxes than the state average.
• Big Timber: .687%
• State Average: .87%
• National Average: 1.19%
• Bozeman: .84%
• Billings: .929%
• Columbus: .716%
• Livingston: .852%
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Why Big Timber?
Great Place to Live
• Low cost of living. Big Timber housing costs are 47.3% less than Bo-
zeman housing costs and 11.1% less than Billings housing costs.
• The average monthly home ownership costs for owners with a mort-
gage and the average monthly rent in Big Timber is lower than the na-
tion as a whole.
• Award Winning High School: Sweet Grass County High School received
the AP National Honor Roll Award in 2016.
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Why Big Timber?
Health & Safety
• Time designated Sweet Grass County the Safest Place from a Nat-
ural Disaster to Live based on an analysis of more than a half cen-
tury of weather patterns and destructive natural events across
the contiguous United States.
• The Air Quality Index in Big Timber (8.61) is significantly better
than the U.S. average (74.67).
• Numerous recreational opportunities to relax
after work.
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Why Big Timber?
Residents
Big Timber has a very strong sense of community and residents are
loyal to local businesses.
Clean, friendly, safe, low crime, family-oriented community with
small town values.
Residents love Big Timber.
The length of stay since moving in is
significantly higher than the state average.
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Why Big Timber?
Smart Rural Community
Triangle Communications’ service area is recognized as a “smart
rural community” by the NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association.
This means that broadband networks enable applications that the
community can leverage for innovative economic development and
commerce, blue-ribbon education, first-rate health car, cutting-
edge government services, robust security and more efficient
energy distribution and use.
Triangle also provides various scholarships,
sponsorships, grants and loans in addition to
free technology training.
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Why Montana?
Montana Tax Incentives:
• Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund
Job Training and
Placement Services
• Incumbent Worker Training
• Montana Registered Apprentice
• Montana Vocational Rehabilitation
• Primary Sector Workforce Training Grant
Development Financing
• MicroBusiness Finance Program
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What Business Owners Are Saying
I love owning a business in Big Timber because it
provides a service to the community that would
otherwise not be available here. I love the beauty
of the town as well, but mostly I love the people
who live here and shop locally!
Bonnie, Owner of Little Timber Quilts and Candy
Having a business in a small community for me is a
plus. I really enjoy providing services that local peo-
ple use to or still drive out of town to get. Providing
one-on-one service and helping clients save money
is something I really care about.
Ken, Big Sky Prints and Graphics