I Moved Here Two Years Ago and I Think We Have Too Many Newcomers

Sat, 02 May 2026 08:00:00 -0600

I moved to Bozeman from Denver in 2024 for the quality of life, the mountain access, the tight-knit community, and the sense that this place was still real in a way that bigger cities had stopped being. Two years later, I can confidently say: we need to stop letting people move here.

I understand the hypocrisy. I do. But hear me out.

When I arrived, Bozeman still had a certain rawness. You could get a table at a restaurant without a reservation. You could find parking downtown on a Saturday. The trails weren’t crowded until late June. It felt like a secret, and I was fortunate enough to discover it at exactly the right time.

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I Moved Here Two Years Ago and I Think We Have Too Many Newcomers