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Red Lodge, MT vs Butte-Silver Bow, MT

#8 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)

#72 America's Best and Worst Cities for Crime (Smallest Metro Areas)

#93 America's Most (and Least) Stressful Cities (117 Smallest Metro Areas)

#106 2005 Best Places to Live

#202 Best Green Cities

The quality of life here is steadly deteriorating. People don't assist motorists stranded on the road. Drugs are rampant. What do you expect for a town that has about  More

Only 2200 people, reasonably good weather (not typical of Montana) a ski resort close to town, nice golf course, and of course; GREAT FISHING. Close to Yellowstone  More

I think I read the 14 reviews. None of the people were from Butte. You do have to be hardy if you're going to live here. Yes, we're called the Mining City because that's  More

This is the armpit of Montana. Been here 5 years and Bitten by 1 dog, assulted by 2 dog owners whose dogs came at me aggressively, then the owners, for protecting  More

I was excited about moving to Butte--I used to visit a lot in college, and fell in love with the history and scenery. Unfortunately, after the first few months in Butte,  More