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Butte is a family oriented city, and a wonderful place to live, work and do business. The resources, rich history, civic pride and endless opportunities offer incoming families and entrepreneurs an amazing environment. If you require more information or further details, please contact us at The Butte Silver Bow Chamber of Commerce. We ll be looking forward to hearing from you!

You can see it in the smooth, worn streets, the billboard images ghosted on brick hotels, the headframes that mark entry into what was once the "Richest Hill on Earth." It's no surprise, then, that the town s vintage architecture and colorful past are often what draw people to visit.

Yet once they turn off I-90 and into town, visitors quickly discover that in Butte it isn t only brick and mortar that have been preserved. The spirit, individuality and pride of the people here are as palpable as the day someone first cried "Gold!" down on Silver Bow Creek. It s that character that enchants, that wide-armed hospitality that invites.

Butte has wonderful hotels, great restaurants, spirited night spots, unique places to visit and a countryside all of Montana envies.

That countryside provides a wealth of outdoor opportunities. As a small city nestled in the Rocky Mountains along the Continental Divide, Butte serves as a springboard to almost 4 million acres of state and federal public land.

Butte Facts

Butte, with an elevation of 5545 feet, is located in a beautiful, high mountain valley within the Rocky Mountain Range. Being surrounded by mountains on all sides offers exceptional outdoor recreational opportunities including hiking, mountain biking, river rafting, world class fly fishing, Alpine and Nordic skiing and snow-boarding, hunting, camping and back-packing. All outdoor activities are within close proximity in any direction from Butte. A series of walking trails within the city are being developed at various locations.

Butte has approximately 34,000 residents with an estimated workforce of over 17,000.

The estimated available workforce in the southwest Montana area is in excess of 65,000. The average age of residents in Butte Silver Bow is 39 and the median income for families is between $45,000 - $46,000.

Montana has no general sales tax or use tax.

Montana s individual income tax is a progressive tax with rates ranging from 1% to 6.9% of taxable income.

Individual real property taxes in Butte Silver Bow range from 1.54% to 1.82% of the actual market value of the property.

Business taxes in Montana include a reasonable corporate income tax, property tax on real property, unemployment tax and workers compensation tax.