Montana

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Montana

Metro: Billings
What a Home Will Be Worth in 2012: N/A
Q4 2008 price: N/A
Projected price change by MSA: +12.1%
Projected price change by state: +6.9%

Billings, the state's largest city, lies near Yellowstone National Park. The city has low crime and a strong, energy-fed economy, thanks in part to three nearby oil refineries. Billings is surrounded by mountain ranges and the Yellowstone River runs through the city, allowing opportunities for hiking, fishing, skiing, rafting, bird-watching, and boating. Like many of its neighbors, Montana was relatively unscathed by the real estate downturn because there was so little overbuilding.