City of Big Timber

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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.

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

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.

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%

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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