Living in Montana
In Montana, unemployment is 10.2% (2021).
Montana's population was 42,776 at the end of 2025. In September 2021, the unemployment rate was 10.2%.
Which Bulgaria-wide rules apply when you move to Montana?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Montana. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Montana a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Montana?
The unemployment rate is 10.2 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality7
Montana 10.2%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 883.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by statistical regions and districts in 2024 (EUR)2Official · county |
| Unemployment rate | 10.2 %country median 9.2% | 7 Sept 2021 | NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality7Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Montana. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Employment Agency — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Montana. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Montana?
Police recorded about 1,653 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Доклад за дейността на Министерство на вътрешните работи през 2025 г., Figure 211
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,653 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | Доклад за дейността на Министерство на вътрешните работи през 2025 г., Figure 211Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Montana. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Free Bulgarian language courses for people displaced from Ukraine — State Language Course
Government of Bulgaria / Bulgaria for Ukraine
For people displaced from Ukraine, adults, children.
Climate and air quality
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM10 — annual mean | 29 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station RIEW - Montana)3Official · nearest-station reading |
| Monthly extreme high temperature | Jan 19.93 · Feb 22 · Mar 28.98 · Apr 30.07 · May 33.57 · Jun 40.07 · Jul 43.48 · Aug 40.26 · Sep 36.9 · Oct 34.82 · Nov 26.45 · Dec 18.86 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
| Monthly extreme low temperature | Jan -21.26 · Feb -22.49 · Mar -16.93 · Apr -4.25 · May 1.99 · Jun 5.11 · Jul 10.72 · Aug 8.92 · Sep 4.17 · Oct -4.09 · Nov -14.59 · Dec -17.58 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.52 · Feb 1.48 · Mar 6.36 · Apr 11.6 · May 17.11 · Jun 21.51 · Jul 24.19 · Aug 24.27 · Sep 18.93 · Oct 12.59 · Nov 6.72 · Dec 1.02 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center5Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Montana?
The published population was 42,776 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities6
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 73 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Bulgaria city identity collection4Official |
| City area | 73 km² | 31 Dec 2024 | migrationfit.com4Official |
| Population density | 618 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | migrationfit.com4Official |
| Population | 42,776 people | 31 Dec 2025 | NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities6Official |
Alternatives for people set on Montana
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Yambol as a Montana alternative in the same country
Better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Nearest airport: 13.0 km Yambol vs 81.0 km Montana−84%
- Unemployment: 8.2% Yambol vs 10.2% Montana−20%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,248 Yambol vs 1,653 Montanano percentage
- Residents: 58,997 Yambol vs 42,776 Montana+38%
Alternative cities in Bulgaria
Other cities in Bulgaria to compare with Montana, nearest in population first.
How does Montana compare?
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Montana in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Montana when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 7 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Free Bulgarian-language training for migrant children (school-based intensive language preparation). How to enrol a child (mon.gov.bg).
A country-wide rule for Bulgaria; Montana's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Montana?
The published population was 42,776 people in 2025. Source: NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities.
How safe is Montana?
Police recorded about 1,653 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Доклад за дейността на Министерство на вътрешните работи през 2025 г., Figure 2.
What is the unemployment rate in Montana?
The unemployment rate is 10.2 % (September 2021). Source: NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality.
Is Montana a good place to live?
Montana may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
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Sources
- A1 Bulgaria fixed internet a1.bg · checked 2026-09-15
- Average annual wages and salaries of the employees under labour contract by statistical regions and districts in 2024 (EUR) nsi.bg · checked 2026-09-23
- EEA air quality statistics — BG PM10 annual mean 2024 (station RIEW - Montana) EEA air quality statistics · air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-07-31
- migrationfit.com migrationfit.com · checked 2026-06-14
- NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
- NSI Infostat 1062 — population by sex, residence districts and municipalities NSI Infostat 1062 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
- NSI Infostat 2016 — activity, employment and unemployment rates by municipality NSI Infostat 2016 · nsi.bg · checked 2026-07-27
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Vivacom mobile data plan vivacom.bg · checked 2026-09-15
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- Доклад за дейността на Министерство на вътрешните работи през 2025 г., Figure 2 mvr.bg · checked 2026-10-05
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