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	8	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	18 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Alberton, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	20 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Anaconda, MT	7	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	43 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT	13	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	18 Mbps / 2 Mbps	30
Arlee, MT	13	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	10 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Ashland, MT	10	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	12 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Baker, MT	7	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	17 Mbps / 2 Mbps	17
Ballantine, MT	12	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	11 Mbps / 2 Mbps	21
Batavia, MT	8	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	29 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Belfry, MT	7	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	14
Belgrade, MT	14	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	85 Mbps / 65 Mbps	50
Belt, MT	8	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	16 Mbps / 2 Mbps	14
Big Sandy, MT	7	425 Mbps / 150 Mbps	44 Mbps / 23 Mbps	28
Big Sky, MT	10	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	16 Mbps / 3 Mbps	14
Big Timber, MT	9	2 Gbps / 2 Gbps	18 Mbps / 3 Mbps	20
Bigfork, MT	11	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	25 Mbps / 2 Mbps	26
Billings, MT	19	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	31 Mbps / 17 Mbps	53
Black Eagle, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	17 Mbps / 3 Mbps	21
Bonner, MT	7	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	60 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Boulder, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	18
Box Elder, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	23 Mbps / 3 Mbps	14
Bozeman, MT	21	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	28 Mbps / 14 Mbps	33
Bridger, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	16 Mbps / 2 Mbps	25
Broadus, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Broadview, MT	8	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 3 Mbps	23
Browning, MT	9	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	20 Mbps / 7 Mbps	14
Busby, MT	10	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	12 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Butte, MT	7	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	71 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Butte-Silver Bow, MT	19	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	17 Mbps / 3 Mbps	41
Cascade, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	27 Mbps / 2 Mbps	23
Charlo, MT	8	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	14 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Chester, MT	6	425 Mbps / 150 Mbps	40 Mbps / 18 Mbps	23
Chinook, MT	7	425 Mbps / 150 Mbps	44 Mbps / 23 Mbps	28
Choteau, MT	7	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	14
Churchill, MT	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	21 Mbps / 5 Mbps	20
Circle, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	17
Clancy, MT	13	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	17 Mbps / 2 Mbps	26
Clinton, MT	12	2 Gbps / 2 Gbps	22 Mbps / 6 Mbps	22
Colstrip, MT	12	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	16 Mbps / 3 Mbps	20
Columbia Falls, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	28 Mbps / 2 Mbps	23
Columbus, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	28 Mbps / 3 Mbps	34
Conrad, MT	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	21 Mbps / 2 Mbps	19
Corvallis, MT	12	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	26 Mbps / 4 Mbps	28
Crow Agency, MT	12	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	12 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Culbertson, MT	6	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	43 Mbps / 24 Mbps	25
Cut Bank, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	13 Mbps / 2 Mbps	24
Darby, MT	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	18 Mbps / 4 Mbps	20
Deer Lodge, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	30 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Dillon, MT	8	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	28 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Drummond, MT	7	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	16 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
East Helena, MT	14	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
East Missoula, MT	8	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	29 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Ekalaka, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	18 Mbps / 2 Mbps	17
Emigrant, MT	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	10 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Ennis, MT	9	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	17 Mbps / 3 Mbps	18
Eureka, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	21 Mbps / 3 Mbps	14
Evergreen, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	32 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Fairfield, MT	7	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	14
Fairview, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	17
Florence, MT	11	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	25 Mbps / 4 Mbps	23
Forsyth, MT	10	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	21 Mbps / 2 Mbps	29
Fort Belknap Agency, MT	10	425 Mbps / 150 Mbps	30 Mbps / 16 Mbps	27
Fort Benton, MT	10	2 Gbps / 2 Gbps	51 Mbps / 17 Mbps	35
Four Corners, MT	17	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	33 Mbps / 17 Mbps	35
Frenchtown, MT	17	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	12 Mbps / 3 Mbps	15
Fromberg, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	17 Mbps / 2 Mbps	21
Gallatin Gateway, MT	15	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	26 Mbps / 17 Mbps	25
Gardiner, MT	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	15 Mbps / 6 Mbps	15
Glasgow, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	20 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Glendive, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	23 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Great Falls, MT	19	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	17 Mbps / 3 Mbps	25
Hamilton, MT	12	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	25 Mbps / 4 Mbps	28
Hardin, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	22 Mbps / 2 Mbps	28
Harlem, MT	8	2 Gbps / 2 Gbps	51 Mbps / 21 Mbps	32
Harlowton, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	26 Mbps / 4 Mbps	15
Havre, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	25 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Havre North, MT	8	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	29 Mbps / 3 Mbps	27
Hays, MT	11	425 Mbps / 150 Mbps	13 Mbps / 3 Mbps	14
Helena, MT	17	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	17 Mbps / 2 Mbps	26
Helena Flats, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	32 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Helena Valley Northeast, MT	14	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	21 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Helena Valley Northwest, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	26
Helena Valley Southeast, MT	14	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Helena Valley West Central, MT	14	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	21 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Hot Springs, MT	7	425 Mbps / 40 Mbps	24 Mbps / 9 Mbps	10
Huntley, MT	11	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	14 Mbps / 2 Mbps	41
Huson, MT	12	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	15 Mbps / 3 Mbps	15
Hysham, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Joliet, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	23 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Jordan, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	18 Mbps / 2 Mbps	17
Kalispell, MT	12	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	25 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Kila, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	15 Mbps / 2 Mbps	14
King Arthur Park, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	70 Mbps / 45 Mbps	39
Lakeside, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	25 Mbps / 2 Mbps	23
Lame Deer, MT	8	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	16 Mbps / 3 Mbps	13
Laurel, MT	17	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	17 Mbps / 2 Mbps	40
Lewistown, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	14 Mbps / 2 Mbps	26
Libby, MT	7	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	25 Mbps / 2 Mbps	18
Lincoln, MT	8	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	15 Mbps / 2 Mbps	18
Livingston, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	23 Mbps / 2 Mbps	26
Lockwood, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	21 Mbps / 3 Mbps	44
Lodge Grass, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	23 Mbps / 3 Mbps	14
Lolo, MT	18	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	14 Mbps / 3 Mbps	28
Malta, MT	7	2 Gbps / 2 Gbps	47 Mbps / 16 Mbps	28
Manhattan, MT	12	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	45 Mbps / 23 Mbps	37
Marion, MT	12	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	11 Mbps / 2 Mbps	14
Mc Allister, MT	5	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	21 Mbps / 2 Mbps	N/A
Miles City, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	21 Mbps / 2 Mbps	26
Missoula, MT	19	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	17 Mbps / 3 Mbps	28
Molt, MT	6	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	40 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Montana City, MT	14	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	26
Muddy, MT	8	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	16 Mbps / 3 Mbps	13
Nashua, MT	6	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	91 Mbps / 76 Mbps	52
North Browning, MT	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	21 Mbps / 2 Mbps	19
Noxon, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Orchard Homes, MT	14	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	19 Mbps / 4 Mbps	28
Pablo, MT	14	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	16 Mbps / 2 Mbps	22
Park City, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	31 Mbps / 3 Mbps	30
Philipsburg, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	14 Mbps / 2 Mbps	18
Piltzville, MT	7	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	30 Mbps / 2 Mbps	22
Pioneer Junction, MT	5	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	21 Mbps / 2 Mbps	14
Plains, MT	7	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	16 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Plentywood, MT	6	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	31 Mbps / 12 Mbps	19
Polson, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	16 Mbps / 2 Mbps	26
Ponderosa Pines, MT	10	425 Mbps / 20 Mbps	16 Mbps / 5 Mbps	16
Poplar, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	20 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Red Lodge, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	17 Mbps / 3 Mbps	24
Roberts, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	17 Mbps / 3 Mbps	22
Rocky Boy West, MT	6	425 Mbps / 150 Mbps	25 Mbps / 5 Mbps	16
Ronan, MT	10	2 Gbps / 2 Gbps	26 Mbps / 7 Mbps	22
Roscoe, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	21 Mbps / 3 Mbps	14
Roundup, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	17
Saint Ignatius, MT	5	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	21 Mbps / 2 Mbps	N/A
Saint Regis, MT	5	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	21 Mbps / 2 Mbps	N/A
Sand Coulee, MT	10	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	27 Mbps / 7 Mbps	16
Scobey, MT	6	1 Gbps / 1 Gbps	98 Mbps / 83 Mbps	55
Seeley Lake, MT	15	425 Mbps / 20 Mbps	12 Mbps / 5 Mbps	13
Shelby, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	23
Shepherd, MT	11	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	16 Mbps / 2 Mbps	36
Sheridan, MT	8	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	18 Mbps / 2 Mbps	14
Sidney, MT	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	18 Mbps / 2 Mbps	22
Somers, MT	9	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	25 Mbps / 2 Mbps	23
South Browning, MT	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	21 Mbps / 2 Mbps	19
South Hills, MT	13	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	26
St. Ignatius, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
St. Regis, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Stanford, MT	7	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	22 Mbps / 3 Mbps	15
Stevensville, MT	11	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	18 Mbps / 4 Mbps	20
Sun Prairie, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	20 Mbps / 3 Mbps	14
Superior, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Terry, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	17
Thompson Falls, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Three Forks, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	18 Mbps / 5 Mbps	20
Townsend, MT	10	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	29 Mbps / 2 Mbps	22
Trout Creek, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Troy, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	18 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Twin Bridges, MT	8	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	18 Mbps / 2 Mbps	14
Valier, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	22 Mbps / 2 Mbps	14
Vaughn, MT	12	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	12 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Victor, MT	11	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	19 Mbps / 3 Mbps	20
Walkerville, MT	13	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	22 Mbps / 3 Mbps	21
West Glendive, MT	7	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	17 Mbps / 2 Mbps	21
West Yellowstone, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	17 Mbps / 6 Mbps	22
Westby, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	22 Mbps / 3 Mbps	14
Wheatland, MT	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	14 Mbps / 4 Mbps	24
White Haven, MT	5	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	21 Mbps / 2 Mbps	14
White Sulphur Springs, MT	8	425 Mbps / 150 Mbps	39 Mbps / 21 Mbps	25
Whitefish, MT	15	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	19 Mbps / 2 Mbps	26
Whitehall, MT	8	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	19 Mbps / 5 Mbps	20
Wibaux, MT	6	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	18 Mbps / 2 Mbps	17
Wilsall, MT	9	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	16 Mbps / 2 Mbps	13
Wolf Creek, MT	6	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	18 Mbps / 1 Mbps	N/A
Wolf Point, MT	7	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	17 Mbps / 2 Mbps	21
Woods Bay, MT	7	5 Gbps / 2 Gbps	32 Mbps / 3 Mbps	23
Worden, MT	12	425 Mbps / 15 Mbps	12 Mbps / 2 Mbps	22
Wye, MT	13	5 Gbps / 1 Gbps	14 Mbps / 4 Mbps	21

Top 10 Providers (by Coverage) in Montana

	Provider	Max. Speeds	Avg. Speeds
1.	HughesNet	100 Mbps	25 Mbps
2.	Viasat	150 Mbps	25 Mbps
3.	CenturyLink	474 Mbps	21 Mbps
4.	Spectrum	2 Gbps	102 Mbps
5.	Southern Montana Telephone Company	10 Mbps	8 Mbps
6.	Telesystem	20 Mbps	20 Mbps
7.	Wisp West	12 Mbps	12 Mbps
8.	Blackfoot Telephone Cooperative	9 Mbps	6 Mbps
9.	3 Rivers Communications	70 Mbps	58 Mbps
10.	Triangle Communications	135 Mbps	90 Mbps