Internet Service in Montana

Sparsely populated Montana is a challenge for Internet service providers. However, despite the challenge, 91.3% of those living there can get speeds of 10 Mbps on downloads, using wired or wireless Internet. Yet this is much lower than the national average.

In Big Sky Country, DSL is available to 85% of the population, cable Internet to 68.3%, wireless Internet to 96.9%, and fiber Internet to only 3.4%. These levels are significantly lower than rates nationwide. In addition, less than 7% of Montanans have the choice of more than 3 Internet providers for their service.

It is understandable that 32.3% of Montana residents have no Internet available for personal use.

0.30%

Population with faster than 1 Gbps available.

98.40%

Population with only 100 Mbps speeds or less available.

77.50%

Population with only 25 Mbps speeds or less available.

22 Mbps

Average internet download speed across the state

9.80%

Population with no wired internet access available.

90.20%

Population with wired internet access available.

34.00%

Population underserved with minimum service options available

Average broadband score for Montana

Broadband in Montana

Cities in Montana	Providers	Speeds (down/up)	Speeds (down/up)	Score
Absarokee, MT	9	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	24 Mbps / 4 Mbps	22
Alberton, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Anaconda, MT	8	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	47 Mbps / 3 Mbps	N/A
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT	14	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	23 Mbps / 3 Mbps	30
Arlee, MT	14	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	14 Mbps / 3 Mbps	13
Ashland, MT	11	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	18 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Baker, MT	8	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	24 Mbps / 4 Mbps	17
Ballantine, MT	13	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	16 Mbps / 3 Mbps	21
Batavia, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	34 Mbps / 4 Mbps	22
Belfry, MT	8	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 5 Mbps	14
Belgrade, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	85 Mbps / 62 Mbps	50
Belt, MT	9	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	23 Mbps / 3 Mbps	14
Big Sandy, MT	8	400 Mbps / 150 Mbps	48 Mbps / 22 Mbps	28
Big Sky, MT	11	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	21 Mbps / 4 Mbps	14
Big Timber, MT	10	2 Gbps / 2 Gbps	24 Mbps / 4 Mbps	20
Bigfork, MT	12	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	29 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Billings, MT	20	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	33 Mbps / 17 Mbps	53
Black Eagle, MT	16	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	20 Mbps / 4 Mbps	21
Bonner, MT	8	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	62 Mbps / 3 Mbps	N/A
Boulder, MT	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	25 Mbps / 4 Mbps	18
Box Elder, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	30 Mbps / 5 Mbps	14
Bozeman, MT	22	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	30 Mbps / 14 Mbps	33
Bridger, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	22 Mbps / 3 Mbps	25
Broadus, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Broadview, MT	9	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	26 Mbps / 4 Mbps	23
Browning, MT	10	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	26 Mbps / 8 Mbps	14
Busby, MT	11	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	18 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Butte, MT	8	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	72 Mbps / 3 Mbps	N/A
Butte-Silver Bow, MT	20	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	19 Mbps / 4 Mbps	41
Cascade, MT	11	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	32 Mbps / 4 Mbps	23
Charlo, MT	9	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	21 Mbps / 3 Mbps	13
Chester, MT	7	400 Mbps / 150 Mbps	45 Mbps / 18 Mbps	23
Chinook, MT	8	400 Mbps / 150 Mbps	48 Mbps / 22 Mbps	28
Choteau, MT	8	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	26 Mbps / 4 Mbps	14
Churchill, MT	11	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	26 Mbps / 6 Mbps	20
Circle, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	17
Clancy, MT	14	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	21 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Clinton, MT	13	2 Gbps / 2 Gbps	26 Mbps / 6 Mbps	22
Colstrip, MT	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	20
Columbia Falls, MT	11	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	32 Mbps / 4 Mbps	23
Columbus, MT	11	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	32 Mbps / 4 Mbps	34
Conrad, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	28 Mbps / 4 Mbps	19
Corvallis, MT	13	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	29 Mbps / 4 Mbps	28
Crow Agency, MT	13	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	17 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Culbertson, MT	7	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	47 Mbps / 23 Mbps	25
Cut Bank, MT	11	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	19 Mbps / 3 Mbps	24
Darby, MT	11	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	23 Mbps / 5 Mbps	20
Deer Lodge, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	34 Mbps / 4 Mbps	22
Dillon, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	33 Mbps / 4 Mbps	26
Drummond, MT	8	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	24 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
East Helena, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	24 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
East Missoula, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	34 Mbps / 4 Mbps	22
Ekalaka, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	26 Mbps / 4 Mbps	17
Emigrant, MT	14	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	14 Mbps / 3 Mbps	13
Ennis, MT	10	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	22 Mbps / 4 Mbps	18
Eureka, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	28 Mbps / 4 Mbps	14
Evergreen, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	36 Mbps / 4 Mbps	22
Fairfield, MT	8	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	26 Mbps / 4 Mbps	14
Fairview, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	17
Florence, MT	12	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	30 Mbps / 5 Mbps	23
Forsyth, MT	11	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	26 Mbps / 4 Mbps	29
Fort Belknap Agency, MT	11	400 Mbps / 150 Mbps	35 Mbps / 16 Mbps	27
Fort Benton, MT	11	2 Gbps / 2 Gbps	53 Mbps / 17 Mbps	35
Four Corners, MT	18	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	36 Mbps / 16 Mbps	35
Frenchtown, MT	18	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	15 Mbps / 3 Mbps	15
Fromberg, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	23 Mbps / 4 Mbps	21
Gallatin Gateway, MT	16	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	29 Mbps / 17 Mbps	25
Gardiner, MT	14	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	19 Mbps / 7 Mbps	15
Glasgow, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	28 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Glendive, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	29 Mbps / 4 Mbps	22
Great Falls, MT	20	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	25
Hamilton, MT	13	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	29 Mbps / 5 Mbps	28
Hardin, MT	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	28 Mbps / 4 Mbps	28
Harlem, MT	9	2 Gbps / 2 Gbps	53 Mbps / 20 Mbps	32
Harlowton, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	33 Mbps / 5 Mbps	15
Havre, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	30 Mbps / 4 Mbps	26
Havre North, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	34 Mbps / 4 Mbps	27
Hays, MT	12	400 Mbps / 150 Mbps	19 Mbps / 4 Mbps	14
Helena, MT	18	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Helena Flats, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	36 Mbps / 4 Mbps	22
Helena Valley Northeast, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	25 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Helena Valley Northwest, MT	16	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	23 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Helena Valley Southeast, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	24 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Helena Valley West Central, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	25 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Hot Springs, MT	8	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	30 Mbps / 10 Mbps	10
Huntley, MT	12	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	19 Mbps / 3 Mbps	41
Huson, MT	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	19 Mbps / 4 Mbps	15
Hysham, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Joliet, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	28 Mbps / 4 Mbps	22
Jordan, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	26 Mbps / 4 Mbps	17
Kalispell, MT	13	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	29 Mbps / 4 Mbps	26
Kila, MT	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	21 Mbps / 3 Mbps	14
King Arthur Park, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	71 Mbps / 42 Mbps	39
Lakeside, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	30 Mbps / 4 Mbps	23
Lame Deer, MT	9	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	23 Mbps / 5 Mbps	13
Laurel, MT	18	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	40
Lewistown, MT	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Libby, MT	8	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	31 Mbps / 4 Mbps	18
Lincoln, MT	9	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	22 Mbps / 3 Mbps	18
Livingston, MT	11	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	26
Lockwood, MT	16	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	25 Mbps / 4 Mbps	44
Lodge Grass, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	30 Mbps / 5 Mbps	14
Lolo, MT	19	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	17 Mbps / 3 Mbps	28
Malta, MT	8	2 Gbps / 2 Gbps	51 Mbps / 16 Mbps	28
Manhattan, MT	13	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	47 Mbps / 22 Mbps	37
Marion, MT	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	15 Mbps / 3 Mbps	14
Mc Allister, MT	6	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	30 Mbps / 4 Mbps	N/A
Miles City, MT	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	26 Mbps / 4 Mbps	26
Missoula, MT	20	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	20 Mbps / 4 Mbps	28
Molt, MT	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	45 Mbps / 3 Mbps	N/A
Montana City, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	24 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Muddy, MT	9	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	22 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Nashua, MT	7	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	89 Mbps / 67 Mbps	52
North Browning, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	28 Mbps / 4 Mbps	19
Noxon, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Orchard Homes, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	23 Mbps / 4 Mbps	28
Pablo, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Park City, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	35 Mbps / 4 Mbps	30
Philipsburg, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	21 Mbps / 3 Mbps	18
Piltzville, MT	8	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	36 Mbps / 4 Mbps	22
Pioneer Junction, MT	6	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	30 Mbps / 5 Mbps	14
Plains, MT	8	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	24 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Plentywood, MT	7	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	37 Mbps / 12 Mbps	19
Polson, MT	16	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Ponderosa Pines, MT	11	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	21 Mbps / 6 Mbps	16
Poplar, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	28 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Red Lodge, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	23 Mbps / 4 Mbps	24
Roberts, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	23 Mbps / 4 Mbps	22
Rocky Boy West, MT	7	400 Mbps / 150 Mbps	32 Mbps / 7 Mbps	16
Ronan, MT	11	2 Gbps / 2 Gbps	30 Mbps / 8 Mbps	22
Roscoe, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	29 Mbps / 4 Mbps	14
Roundup, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	17
Saint Ignatius, MT	6	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	30 Mbps / 4 Mbps	N/A
Saint Regis, MT	6	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	30 Mbps / 4 Mbps	N/A
Sand Coulee, MT	11	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	31 Mbps / 7 Mbps	16
Scobey, MT	7	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	95 Mbps / 73 Mbps	55
Seeley Lake, MT	16	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	16 Mbps / 6 Mbps	13
Shelby, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	25 Mbps / 3 Mbps	23
Shepherd, MT	12	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	21 Mbps / 3 Mbps	36
Sheridan, MT	9	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	24 Mbps / 4 Mbps	14
Sidney, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	25 Mbps / 4 Mbps	22
Somers, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	30 Mbps / 3 Mbps	23
South Browning, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	28 Mbps / 4 Mbps	19
South Hills, MT	14	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	23 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
St. Ignatius, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
St. Regis, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Stanford, MT	8	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	29 Mbps / 5 Mbps	15
Stevensville, MT	12	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	23 Mbps / 4 Mbps	20
Sun Prairie, MT	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	25 Mbps / 4 Mbps	14
Superior, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Terry, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	17
Thompson Falls, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Three Forks, MT	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	23 Mbps / 6 Mbps	20
Townsend, MT	11	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	33 Mbps / 4 Mbps	22
Trout Creek, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	27 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Troy, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	26 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Twin Bridges, MT	9	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	24 Mbps / 4 Mbps	14
Valier, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	29 Mbps / 4 Mbps	14
Vaughn, MT	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	17 Mbps / 3 Mbps	13
Victor, MT	12	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	23 Mbps / 4 Mbps	20
Walkerville, MT	14	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	25 Mbps / 4 Mbps	21
West Glendive, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	24 Mbps / 4 Mbps	21
West Yellowstone, MT	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	23 Mbps / 7 Mbps	22
Westby, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	30 Mbps / 4 Mbps	14
Wheatland, MT	14	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	18 Mbps / 5 Mbps	24
White Haven, MT	6	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	30 Mbps / 5 Mbps	14
White Sulphur Springs, MT	9	400 Mbps / 150 Mbps	43 Mbps / 20 Mbps	25
Whitefish, MT	16	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	23 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Whitehall, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	25 Mbps / 6 Mbps	20
Wibaux, MT	7	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	26 Mbps / 4 Mbps	17
Wilsall, MT	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	22 Mbps / 4 Mbps	13
Wolf Creek, MT	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	26 Mbps / 3 Mbps	N/A
Wolf Point, MT	8	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	24 Mbps / 4 Mbps	21
Woods Bay, MT	8	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	37 Mbps / 4 Mbps	23
Worden, MT	13	400 Mbps / 55 Mbps	16 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Wye, MT	14	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	19 Mbps / 5 Mbps	21

Top 10 Providers (by Coverage) in Montana

	Provider	Max. Speeds	Avg. Speeds
1.	Ziply	1 Mbps	17 Mbps
2.	EarthLink Fiber	5 Gbps	50 Mbps
3.	Earthlink 5G Home Internet	100 Mbps	55 Mbps
4.	HughesNet	100 Mbps	25 Mbps
5.	Viasat	150 Mbps	25 Mbps
6.	Spectrum	2 Gbps	102 Mbps
7.	CenturyLink	474 Mbps	21 Mbps
8.	Quantum Fiber	940 Mbps	50 Mbps
9.	Starlink	400 Mbps	75 Mbps
10.	Telesystem	20 Mbps	20 Mbps

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