SperlingViews - Stevensville, Montana

Stevensville has been my home since I was six years old. While the redneck culture and Bible-thumpers may put a lot of people off, I could not imagine a better place to spend most of my life. The people wave and are friendly, crime is virtually nonexistent, there are fairly good public schools in the area, and there is usually something to do. If you are from CA, though, don't move here; the attitude towards Californians is very hostile. Also from the east coast: we learned this the hard way coming in from Baltimore.[read more...]

I currently live in Stevensville in the Bitteroot Valley, near Missoula in Western Montana. I grew up in Rockville, Maryland in Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C. I also lived near Charlotte, North Carolina for 10 years before moving to Montana in 2006. Although Montana is truly a pristine, beautiful place, it is about 20 years too soon in my life for this much peace and quiet, and to feel this isolated from the rest of "the world". It feels very safe here, but the trade off is excruciating boredom, unless you are a college student, retired, or love hunting and fishing (I don't). Looking for a new "spot" for myself and two teens, hopefully, my last move for a very long time. I've done a lot of research, I think I have it narrowed down to the right state for us, trying to make sure.[read more...]