Great place to visit
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8/23/2009
Missoula is a great place to visit. There are plenty of services for tourists and it is in a beautiful location.The people are friendly. However, those services provide the majority of the jobs. Very few jobs are to be had in town that will pay more than $10 an hour. Many, many University of Montana graduates have flooded the job market and are competing for the few good ones and working at lots of the low-paying ones. The cost of living is high. Due to the high cost of living and the shortage of good jobs, many people are renting at a high cost. While I didn't have a problem finding a place, it can be tough. The people are friendly but many are very close-mined, and this is a trait to be found all across western Montana. They believe they are in the best place in the world and if you are from outside of there they will not accept you. They will constantly tell you how lucky you are to live there even though wages in Montana are some of the lowest in the nation. I cannot speak for the University since I didn't graduate from there.
Clay | Rock Springs, WY