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

15

Average broadband score for Montana

Broadband in Montana

Cities in MontanaProvidersSpeeds (down/up)Speeds (down/up)Score
Absarokee, MT8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps18 Mbps / 3 Mbps22
Alberton, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Anaconda, MT75 Gbps / 1 Gbps43 Mbps / 1 MbpsN/A
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT145 Gbps / 1 Gbps21 Mbps / 3 Mbps30
Arlee, MT13150 Mbps / 15 Mbps10 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Ashland, MT10150 Mbps / 15 Mbps12 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Baker, MT7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps17 Mbps / 2 Mbps17
Ballantine, MT12150 Mbps / 15 Mbps11 Mbps / 2 Mbps21
Batavia, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps29 Mbps / 3 Mbps22
Belfry, MT7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps14
Belgrade, MT145 Gbps / 1 Gbps85 Mbps / 65 Mbps50
Belt, MT8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps16 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
Big Sandy, MT7200 Mbps / 150 Mbps44 Mbps / 23 Mbps28
Big Sky, MT10150 Mbps / 15 Mbps16 Mbps / 3 Mbps14
Big Timber, MT91 Gbps / 1 Gbps18 Mbps / 3 Mbps20
Bigfork, MT105 Gbps / 1 Gbps22 Mbps / 2 Mbps26
Billings, MT185 Gbps / 1 Gbps30 Mbps / 15 Mbps53
Black Eagle, MT155 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 3 Mbps21
Bonner, MT75 Gbps / 1 Gbps60 Mbps / 1 MbpsN/A
Boulder, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps15 Mbps / 2 Mbps18
Box Elder, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps23 Mbps / 3 Mbps14
Bozeman, MT215 Gbps / 1 Gbps27 Mbps / 14 Mbps33
Bridger, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps16 Mbps / 2 Mbps25
Broadus, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Broadview, MT8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 3 Mbps23
Browning, MT8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps16 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
Busby, MT10150 Mbps / 15 Mbps12 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Butte, MT75 Gbps / 1 Gbps71 Mbps / 1 MbpsN/A
Butte-Silver Bow, MT195 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 3 Mbps41
Cascade, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps24 Mbps / 2 Mbps23
Charlo, MT8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps14 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Chester, MT6200 Mbps / 150 Mbps40 Mbps / 18 Mbps23
Chinook, MT7200 Mbps / 150 Mbps44 Mbps / 23 Mbps28
Choteau, MT7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
Churchill, MT105 Gbps / 1 Gbps21 Mbps / 5 Mbps20
Circle, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps17
Clancy, MT135 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 2 Mbps26
Clinton, MT111 Gbps / 1 Gbps20 Mbps / 2 Mbps22
Colstrip, MT115 Gbps / 1 Gbps12 Mbps / 2 Mbps20
Columbia Falls, MT105 Gbps / 1 Gbps27 Mbps / 2 Mbps23
Columbus, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps25 Mbps / 2 Mbps34
Conrad, MT75 Gbps / 1 Gbps21 Mbps / 2 Mbps19
Corvallis, MT115 Gbps / 1 Gbps23 Mbps / 3 Mbps28
Crow Agency, MT12150 Mbps / 15 Mbps12 Mbps / 3 Mbps22
Culbertson, MT61 Gbps / 1 Gbps43 Mbps / 24 Mbps25
Cut Bank, MT105 Gbps / 1 Gbps13 Mbps / 2 Mbps24
Darby, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps14 Mbps / 3 Mbps20
Deer Lodge, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps27 Mbps / 2 Mbps22
Dillon, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps28 Mbps / 3 Mbps26
Drummond, MT7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps16 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
East Helena, MT145 Gbps / 1 Gbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps26
East Missoula, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps29 Mbps / 3 Mbps22
Ekalaka, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps17
Emigrant, MT135 Gbps / 1 Gbps10 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Ennis, MT9150 Mbps / 15 Mbps17 Mbps / 3 Mbps18
Eureka, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 3 Mbps14
Evergreen, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps32 Mbps / 3 Mbps22
Fairfield, MT7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
Fairview, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps17
Florence, MT105 Gbps / 1 Gbps23 Mbps / 3 Mbps23
Forsyth, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps29
Fort Belknap Agency, MT10200 Mbps / 150 Mbps30 Mbps / 16 Mbps27
Fort Benton, MT101 Gbps / 1 Gbps51 Mbps / 17 Mbps35
Four Corners, MT175 Gbps / 1 Gbps33 Mbps / 17 Mbps35
Frenchtown, MT165 Gbps / 1 Gbps9 Mbps / 3 Mbps15
Fromberg, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 2 Mbps21
Gallatin Gateway, MT165 Gbps / 1 Gbps27 Mbps / 16 Mbps25
Gardiner, MT135 Gbps / 1 Gbps15 Mbps / 6 Mbps15
Glasgow, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Glendive, MT75 Gbps / 1 Gbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps22
Great Falls, MT185 Gbps / 1 Gbps14 Mbps / 2 Mbps25
Hamilton, MT115 Gbps / 1 Gbps22 Mbps / 3 Mbps28
Hardin, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps28
Harlem, MT81 Gbps / 1 Gbps51 Mbps / 21 Mbps32
Harlowton, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps26 Mbps / 4 Mbps15
Havre, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps25 Mbps / 3 Mbps26
Havre North, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps29 Mbps / 3 Mbps27
Hays, MT11200 Mbps / 150 Mbps13 Mbps / 3 Mbps14
Helena, MT175 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 2 Mbps26
Helena Flats, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps32 Mbps / 3 Mbps22
Helena Valley Northeast, MT145 Gbps / 1 Gbps21 Mbps / 3 Mbps22
Helena Valley Northwest, MT155 Gbps / 1 Gbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps26
Helena Valley Southeast, MT145 Gbps / 1 Gbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps26
Helena Valley West Central, MT145 Gbps / 1 Gbps21 Mbps / 3 Mbps22
Hot Springs, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps10
Huntley, MT115 Gbps / 1 Gbps14 Mbps / 2 Mbps41
Huson, MT115 Gbps / 1 Gbps11 Mbps / 3 Mbps15
Hysham, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Joliet, MT75 Gbps / 1 Gbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps22
Jordan, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps17
Kalispell, MT125 Gbps / 1 Gbps24 Mbps / 2 Mbps26
Kila, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps15 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
King Arthur Park, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps70 Mbps / 45 Mbps39
Lakeside, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps25 Mbps / 2 Mbps23
Lame Deer, MT8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps16 Mbps / 3 Mbps13
Laurel, MT165 Gbps / 1 Gbps15 Mbps / 2 Mbps40
Lewistown, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps14 Mbps / 2 Mbps26
Libby, MT7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps25 Mbps / 2 Mbps18
Lincoln, MT8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps15 Mbps / 2 Mbps18
Livingston, MT105 Gbps / 1 Gbps23 Mbps / 2 Mbps26
Lockwood, MT155 Gbps / 1 Gbps21 Mbps / 3 Mbps44
Lodge Grass, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps23 Mbps / 3 Mbps14
Lolo, MT185 Gbps / 1 Gbps14 Mbps / 3 Mbps28
Malta, MT71 Gbps / 1 Gbps47 Mbps / 16 Mbps28
Manhattan, MT125 Gbps / 1 Gbps45 Mbps / 23 Mbps37
Marion, MT125 Gbps / 1 Gbps11 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
Mc Allister, MT5150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 2 MbpsN/A
Miles City, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 2 Mbps26
Missoula, MT185 Gbps / 1 Gbps15 Mbps / 3 Mbps28
Molt, MT65 Gbps / 1 Gbps40 Mbps / 1 MbpsN/A
Montana City, MT145 Gbps / 1 Gbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps26
Muddy, MT8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps16 Mbps / 3 Mbps13
Nashua, MT61 Gbps / 1 Gbps91 Mbps / 76 Mbps52
North Browning, MT75 Gbps / 1 Gbps21 Mbps / 2 Mbps19
Noxon, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Orchard Homes, MT145 Gbps / 1 Gbps19 Mbps / 4 Mbps28
Pablo, MT145 Gbps / 1 Gbps16 Mbps / 2 Mbps22
Park City, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps28 Mbps / 2 Mbps30
Philipsburg, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps14 Mbps / 2 Mbps18
Piltzville, MT75 Gbps / 1 Gbps30 Mbps / 2 Mbps22
Pioneer Junction, MT5150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
Plains, MT7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps16 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Plentywood, MT61 Gbps / 1 Gbps31 Mbps / 12 Mbps19
Polson, MT155 Gbps / 1 Gbps16 Mbps / 2 Mbps26
Ponderosa Pines, MT10150 Mbps / 20 Mbps16 Mbps / 5 Mbps16
Poplar, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps20 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Red Lodge, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 3 Mbps24
Roberts, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 3 Mbps22
Rocky Boy West, MT6200 Mbps / 150 Mbps25 Mbps / 5 Mbps16
Ronan, MT91 Gbps / 1 Gbps23 Mbps / 2 Mbps22
Roscoe, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 3 Mbps14
Roundup, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps17
Saint Ignatius, MT5150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 2 MbpsN/A
Saint Regis, MT5150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 2 MbpsN/A
Sand Coulee, MT9150 Mbps / 15 Mbps24 Mbps / 2 Mbps16
Scobey, MT61 Gbps / 1 Gbps98 Mbps / 83 Mbps55
Seeley Lake, MT14150 Mbps / 15 Mbps9 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Shelby, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps23
Shepherd, MT105 Gbps / 1 Gbps12 Mbps / 2 Mbps36
Sheridan, MT8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
Sidney, MT75 Gbps / 1 Gbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps22
Somers, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps25 Mbps / 2 Mbps23
South Browning, MT75 Gbps / 1 Gbps21 Mbps / 2 Mbps19
South Hills, MT135 Gbps / 1 Gbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps26
St. Ignatius, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
St. Regis, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Stanford, MT7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps22 Mbps / 3 Mbps15
Stevensville, MT105 Gbps / 1 Gbps15 Mbps / 3 Mbps20
Sun Prairie, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps20 Mbps / 3 Mbps14
Superior, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Terry, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps17
Thompson Falls, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Three Forks, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps18 Mbps / 5 Mbps20
Townsend, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps26 Mbps / 2 Mbps22
Trout Creek, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Troy, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Twin Bridges, MT8150 Mbps / 15 Mbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
Valier, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps22 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
Vaughn, MT125 Gbps / 1 Gbps12 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Victor, MT105 Gbps / 1 Gbps15 Mbps / 3 Mbps20
Walkerville, MT125 Gbps / 1 Gbps19 Mbps / 2 Mbps21
West Glendive, MT75 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 2 Mbps21
West Yellowstone, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 6 Mbps22
Westby, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps22 Mbps / 3 Mbps14
Wheatland, MT135 Gbps / 1 Gbps14 Mbps / 4 Mbps24
White Haven, MT5150 Mbps / 15 Mbps21 Mbps / 2 Mbps14
White Sulphur Springs, MT8200 Mbps / 150 Mbps39 Mbps / 21 Mbps25
Whitefish, MT145 Gbps / 1 Gbps17 Mbps / 2 Mbps26
Whitehall, MT85 Gbps / 1 Gbps19 Mbps / 5 Mbps20
Wibaux, MT6150 Mbps / 15 Mbps18 Mbps / 2 Mbps17
Wilsall, MT95 Gbps / 1 Gbps16 Mbps / 2 Mbps13
Wolf Creek, MT65 Gbps / 1 Gbps18 Mbps / 1 MbpsN/A
Wolf Point, MT7150 Mbps / 15 Mbps17 Mbps / 2 Mbps21
Woods Bay, MT75 Gbps / 1 Gbps32 Mbps / 3 Mbps23
Worden, MT12150 Mbps / 15 Mbps12 Mbps / 2 Mbps22
Wye, MT135 Gbps / 1 Gbps14 Mbps / 4 Mbps21

Top 10 Providers (by Coverage) in Montana

ProviderMax. SpeedsAvg. Speeds
1.HughesNet logoHughesNet100 Mbps25 Mbps
2.Viasat logoViasat150 Mbps25 Mbps
3.CenturyLink logoCenturyLink1 Gbps19 Mbps
4.Spectrum logoSpectrum1 Gbps102 Mbps
5.Southern Montana Telephone Company logoSouthern Montana Telephone Company10 Mbps8 Mbps
6.Telesystem logoTelesystem20 Mbps20 Mbps
7.Wisp West logoWisp West12 Mbps12 Mbps
8.Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative logoBlackfoot Telephone Cooperative9 Mbps6 Mbps
9.3 Rivers Communications logo3 Rivers Communications70 Mbps58 Mbps
10.Triangle Communications logoTriangle Communications135 Mbps90 Mbps