The Best Things About Living in Missoula, According to Locals

Just like living anywhere, there are positives and negatives. When you live in Missoula, you sometimes must take the good with the bad.  

It’s easy to focus on the negative these days, sometimes it’s an effort to find the positive.  

It happens to all of us, including me. Even though I grew up in Missoula and still call it my home, I can still dwell on the negative. If there were a recording of me driving across town and on North Reserve, there would be no way I could still be on the radio.  

But there is still a lot about this town that is great and should be celebrated.

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I could go on and on about the positives of our town, but we wanted to see what our listeners appreciate about living in Missoula.  

We asked our listeners to name one thing about Missoula that makes them happy. As with any question we post on social media, there are negatives, and those people will never give a positive answer. But there were a lot of positives that people wanted to share.  

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There was one person who couldn’t just give one thing. They were incredibly positive about the town.  

Missoulians Share Their Favorite Things

How the forest and a good hike is so close to me. How even going to the grocery store feels magical. That my kids can ride their bikes and venture all over town and have a wonderful time. That they've been born here and grown up here and can go around town and always see people they know that care about them. How friendly everyone is as I go about my daily activities...The smell in Springtime and after a nice rain. That I'm so close to the wilderness but the town has everything I need. It's a beautiful place to live.- Laura B.

If you ever need a reminder about some positives about Missoula, just read below.