Settling in

The Smiths are happy as a lark to be in their new home in the Grant Creek Neighborhood.

Moving

If you’re planning a move to Missoula – or even a move across the city – we can help you make that move as painless as possible. Let’s face it. Moves aren’t fun. But, with proper planning, you’ll be moved into your new home before you know it.

If you’re moving with children or pets, there can be specific challenges. Be sure to read our posts on Moving with Children and Moving with Pets to get great tips for planning smooth moving experiences for families with children and pets.

Need help choosing a new home? Perusing Missoula Neighborhoods online can be a great place to start your search.

And to help you make your move as efficient as possible, be sure to check out our Moving Tips and use our handy Moving Checklist. It will help you to keep all your moving tasks organized, whether related to your old home or your new one.

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Don’t Kill the Light

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From Germany to Montana: How We Made it Missoula

By SILKE JAUCK Moving to Missoula was an easy choice. I first cam... more

The Dog Days of Missoula’s Pet Ordinance

By DANIELLE LATTUGA--DOGTOWN MISSOULA. We need to get more creative abo... more

Fireworked – Dogs and Fireworks

By Danielle Lattuga--DOGTOWN MISSOULA. I know, everyone looks forward to 4th of July weekend—well at least most humans in our town do. I really don’t have much use for the rest of it. And those fireworks...... more

Ben Afraid of Thunder

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Missoula Dogs About Town

ALL NEW blog by Danielle Lattuga--DOGTOWN MISSOULA. I’ve never known life in Montana without dogs. At 22, I drove a U-haul from Vermont, my white, blue-eyed, punk rock husky riding shotgun. (He was punk rock... more

I Think I’m Gonna Like This Town

ALL NEW blog by PAM VOTH--DOGTOWN MISSOULA. The first time I met Missoula was exactly 3 weeks before I moved here permanently. My plan was just an out-and-back. Just attend the International Wildlife Film Fest... more

The Every Day-ness of Earth Day

By RYAN NEWHOUSE. April 22 is nationally recognized as Earth Day, that one day of the year where kind-minded folks and hip organizations bring out their recycling, plant gardens and clean up parks, beaches and ... more

Let’s Get Around . . . with Missoula Maps

By RYAN NEWHOUSE. I love maps. It doesn’t matter if it’s a world map, neighborhood map or a fake treasure map.... more

Jackson Hole and Bru Ha Ha

By BOB ZIMORINO. On the 8th of October in 1975, two weeks and a day shy of my twenty second birthday, I left New York State with my friends Billy and John. There we were, three guys with two dogs and all of our... more

Missoula Needs Snow Angels

By RYAN NEWHOUSE. As snow has finally blanketed the streets, trails and sidewalks of Missoula, the City and the Bicycle-Pedestrian Program Manager are asking everyone to do their part to keep the sidewalks in ... more

Anywhere But Missoula, MT

11/09 Blog by Elke Govertson. If you had asked me in college where I would live when I “settled down” (is that what has happened? I have settled? Like a flat cake? Like an upset stomach? Yikes.) I would hav... more

Googling God in the Garden City

10/18 Guest Blog by Tim Akimoff. I sat at the edge of the hotel bed and leafed casually through the yellow pages. Finding nothing, I opened the laptop and entered this into the search box: missoula alternative... more

Point A to Point B

Blog by Elke Govertsen of Mamalode. I love walking my kids to school this time of year. It is cold; our noses turn pink and runny. The sky is a quiet blue. It smells like smoke and lawns and apples. We pick... more

And So it Begins….

Blog by Elke Govertsen of Mamalode. We made it. We made it to that parenting milestone of having both kids in school full time. It is true—they go to the same place at the same time. Those of you with kidd... more

Welcome Letter from Mayor John Engen

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Governor Schweitzer says “Welcome”

Greetings, I am pleased to welcome you to Missoula, one of Big Sky Country’s most dynamic cities.  Tremendous recreational opportunities available year-round and a vibrant downtown social scene make Misso... more

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