<h2>These Are The 10 Smartest Cities In Montana</h2>
<p style="margin-bottom: 20px;color: #6d6d6d;">We used data and science to determine the brainiacs around <a ltype="auto" href="https://www.zippia.com/montana-jobs/">Montana</a>.</p>
<p>One of the many qualities that people look for in a potential location or company is the intelligence of those around them. This factor can play a huge role in one's experience at a particular company and can make or break an employee's time there.</p>
<p>So finding a city with an intelligent population makes sense for both companies and employees. That's where <a ltype="auto" href="https://www.zippia.com">Zippia</a> comes in; to help you identify those places in Montana that might have skipped a grade... or two.</p>
<p>You may be wondering, "How does one determine how intelligent a town really is?"</p>
<p>Well we went to the source of all things demographic data - the census - to figure out what criteria about a place would identify it is a smart cookie.</p>
<p>We set upon the percentage of adults (over 25) with at least a college degree and the percentage of high school dropouts (aged 15-17) for the 33 largest cities in Montana with data. We then crunched the numbers and were left with this set of the brightest cities in the Treasure State:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="https://www.zippia.com/whitefish-mt-jobs/">Whitefish</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zippia.com/missoula-mt-jobs/">Missoula</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zippia.com/helena-mt-jobs/">Helena</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zippia.com/red-lodge-mt-jobs/">Red Lodge</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zippia.com/livingston-mt-jobs/">Livingston</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zippia.com/lewistown-mt-jobs/">Lewistown</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zippia.com/bozeman-mt-jobs/">Bozeman</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zippia.com/colstrip-mt-jobs/">Colstrip</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zippia.com/east-helena-mt-jobs/">East Helena</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zippia.com/hamilton-mt-jobs/">Hamilton</a></li>
</ol>
<p>Read on to see why these places got into a four-year college or skip to the end to see a full chart of all the places in our analysis. If you want to put your smarts to work, you can <a href="https://www.zippia.com">start your job seach with Zippia here</a>.</p>
<h2>How we determined the smartest places in the Treasure State?</h2>
<p>Before we could dive into the potential IQs of various places in Montana, we needed to know which places to look at in the first place. We settled upon any place with over 2,000 people and data available for every criteria.</p>
<p>This left us with 33 places in Montana.</p>
<p>We then looked at the following criteria to determine the cream from the crop when it comes to smarts:</p>
<ul>
<li>Percentage of adults with at least a college education (Higher is smarter)</li>
<li>Percentage of teenagers that are high school dropouts (Lower is smarter)</li>
</ul>
<p>Our data comes directly from the latest American Community Survey from the Census.</p>
<p>We thought this criteria was representative of the current state of smarts with the potential for a place to improve the education levels of the next generation. And, for reference, only about 30% of Americans over 25 have graduated from college.</p>
<p>In order to determine the smartest, we ranked all the cities for each criteria from one to 33 with one being the "smartest" in any category.</p>
<p>We took the average rank across the criteria, with the place posting the highest overall score being given the diploma for "Smartest City In Montana".</p>
<p>If your city or town isn't among the top 10, jump down to the bottom of the post to see a detailed chart. Otherwise, learn more about how the top ten cities achieved their potential.</p>
<p>In the end, Whitefish ended up being the the smartest city in the Treasure State.</p>
<h2>1. Whitefish</h2>
<p><b>Population:</b> 6,692<b>Adults /w BA+:</b> 52.09%
<b>High School Dropout Rate:</b> 0%</p>
<p>Whitefish graduated early and at the top of the class. It's taken the diploma as the smartest city in the state of Montana with a 0% high school dropout rate and 52.09% of the population has a college degree.</p>
<h2>2. Missoula</h2>
<p><b>Population:</b> 69,190<b>Adults /w BA+:</b> 46.28%
<b>High School Dropout Rate:</b> 0%</p>
<p>The silver <a ltype="auto" href="https://www.zippia.com/finisher-jobs/jobs/">finisher</a> is Missoula with 69,190 residents. With so few high school dropouts and 46.28% of the adult population with a college diploma they earned their spot here.</p>
<h2>3. Helena</h2>
<p><b>Population:</b> 29,600<b>Adults /w BA+:</b> 45.41%
<b>High School Dropout Rate:</b> 0%</p>
<p>Our bronze finisher is the city of <a ltype="auto" href="https://www.zippia.com/helena-mt-jobs/">Helena, MT</a>. At a population of 29,600 and almost no high school dropouts the kids here are studying every night.</p>
<h2>4. Red Lodge</h2>
<p><b>Population:</b> 2,236<b>Adults /w BA+:</b> 38.7%
<b>High School Dropout Rate:</b> 0%</p>
<p>Red Lodge is pretty clever at #4. With a high school dropout rate of 0% and 38.7% of the population has a college diploma this little town is doing big things.</p>
<h2>5. Livingston</h2>
<p><b>Population:</b> 7,136<b>Adults /w BA+:</b> 32.97%
<b>High School Dropout Rate:</b> 0%</p>
<p>The residents of Livingston really are some of the brightest bulbs in the box with so few high school dropouts and 32.97% of adults have a diploma.</p>
<p>Come soak up some of the smarts here.</p>
<h2>6. Lewistown</h2>
<p><b>Population:</b> 5,883<b>Adults /w BA+:</b> 30.14%
<b>High School Dropout Rate:</b> 0%</p>
<p>Coming in at #6, Lewistown is making a big show of intelligence as only 0% of high school kids are dropping out early and 30.14% of the population has a college diploma.</p>
<h2>7. Bozeman</h2>
<p><b>Population:</b> 40,319<b>Adults /w BA+:</b> 56.45%
<b>High School Dropout Rate:</b> 1%</p>
<p>Bozeman should feel pretty great coming in at #7. They beat out plenty of competition to take their spot on the list of smartest cities with a dropout of rate of 1% and a solid amount of college educated adults.</p>
<h2>8. Colstrip</h2>
<p><b>Population:</b> 2,289<b>Adults /w BA+:</b> 29.03%
<b>High School Dropout Rate:</b> 0%</p>
<p>Colstrip is coming in at #8 with some pretty great numbers. An ultra low high school dropout rate and 29.03% of adults with a college diploma earns them a high rank on our list.</p>
<h2>9. East Helena</h2>
<p><b>Population:</b> 2,306<b>Adults /w BA+:</b> 28.06%
<b>High School Dropout Rate:</b> 0%</p>
<p>The residents of East Helena obviously have the keys to success in their pocket as they take the #9 spot on our list. At a population of 2,306 and very few high school dropouts this city is on the path to success in the classroom.</p>
<h2>10. Hamilton</h2>
<p><b>Population:</b> 4,501<b>Adults /w BA+:</b> 25.8%
<b>High School Dropout Rate:</b> 0%</p>
<p>Rounding out our list and coming in at #10 is the city of <a ltype="auto" href="https://www.zippia.com/hamilton-mt-jobs/">Hamilton, Montana</a>. With only 0% of the high school population not making it to graduation and 25.8% of the adult population having earned at least a college degree they deserve their spot on the list.</p>
<h2>And that's how you graduate in style</h2>
<p>There you have it folks, the 10 Smartest Cities in the state Montana. They have the numbers to back it up so go ahead and visit them to soak up some of the smarts around town.</p>
<p>If you're curious enough, here are the least smart places in Montana:</p>
<ol>
<li>Columbus</li>
<li>Wolf Point</li>
<li>Shelby</li>
</ol>
<h2>Detailed List Of The Smartest Cities In Montana</h2>
<table style="width:100%;"><thead>
<th>Rank</th>
<th>City</th>
</thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Whitefish</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Missoula</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Helena</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Red Lodge</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Livingston</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Lewistown</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Bozeman</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Colstrip</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>East Helena</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Hamilton</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Polson</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Deer Lodge</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Glasgow</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Kalispell</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Columbia Falls</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Belgrade</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Glendive</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Dillon</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Billings</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Hardin</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Havre</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Sidney</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Stevensville</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Conrad</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Great Falls</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Cut Bank</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Miles City</td></tr><tr><td>28</td><td>Laurel</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Libby</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Anaconda-Deer Lodge County</td></tr><tr><td>31</td><td>Shelby</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Wolf Point</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Columbus</td></tr></tbody></table>

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+ Repairing hot fence


+ Repairing auto-waterers


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+ Situational awareness (I.e. if a light bulb is out, change it, if we regularly have to provide mineral to horses, check it and restock it without being asked, check water troughs as you drive by pastures, etc.)


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+ Working with a purpose


+ Cleaning and organization of tool sheds, barns and other work spaces


+ People and team working skills a must


+ Ability to work unsupervised


+ Other supportive tasks as needed


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+ Hard work


+ Accountability


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+ An interest in learning and understanding new things


+ The ability to see things from multiple perspectives


+ Forgiveness


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+ Maintain a favorable working relationship with all Resort team members to foster and promote a positive working environment.


+ Maintain a clean and neat appearance at all times.


+ Perform work in a safe and high-quality manner.


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Required education:


+ High school diploma, GED or vocational training


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+ 18 years of age or older


+ Ability to lift 50 lbs.


+ 3+ years' experience in farming/ranching, machinery and tool use


+ Demonstrated experience with the daily care and handling of horses, general stable keeping, and moderate-duty ranch work.


+ Ability to drive and operate a truck with 25' trailer


+ Excellent communication and organizational skills


This is a full-time, year-round position that includes benefits: health, dental, PTO, 401K!! Housing is not included. Wage will be discussed during interview process but starts at $18/hour. Overtime is not generally expected but does happen.


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+ PTO


+ Medical, Dental, Vision


+ Life Insurance, Long Term and Short Term Disability


+ 401K with match


+ Opportunities for career development and advancement


+ Carpool reimbursement $5-$20/Day


+ Housing Assistance Available


+ Complimentary Lunch Provided


+ Employee Discounts on Merchandise


+ A great work environment in a beautiful luxury resort setting


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