BILLINGS is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Billings, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Billings is open as a field office. The headline reads:
An estimated 28,000 Greater Billings adults ages 22 to 50 are single.
A market-rate one-bedroom in Billings asks about $1,300 a month, the priciest of our Plains-and-Mountain markets.
The metro runs male-heavy, about 56% men to 44% women among singles.
Median individual income across the metro is about $41,000.
The shape of the market
- Singles, 22 to 50
28,016
- Gender balance
56%
Among Billings couples, about 13% live together unmarried rather than married, roughly in line with the national 13%.
Even the most balanced zone, West End Billings, runs about 54% male — this is a male-heavy market top to bottom.
Billings runs about 56% male, sharpest in Far West Billings (59%) and Downtown Billings (56%).
About 56% of Billings households are couple households — married or living together — above the national 54%; the rest are people living alone or with roommates.
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
The figures above are national benchmarks. In Billings, date-spot density is thickest in Downtown Billings, West End Billings, and Far West Billings — the most reliable neighborhoods to take the dating offline.
Dating safety in Billings
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
These are national safety benchmarks. The practical local move is the same everywhere — meet first in a busy, public place; in Billings the highest-traffic date districts are Downtown Billings, West End Billings, and Far West Billings.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
Harris took about 35% of Yellowstone County, so a conservative lean is a real feature of the dating pool in Montana’s largest city.
Montana doesn’t register voters by party, so we read the 2024 presidential vote: Yellowstone County (Billings) backed Trump about 62% to 35% — a solidly Republican market.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
- Median income
$40,970
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,300
A single adult in Yellowstone County needs about $48,400 a year just to cover the basics.
Billings’s one-bedroom rents have climbed with Montana’s broader cost surge, the priciest of our Plains-and-Mountain markets.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A MET Transit bus fare in Billings is $2.00 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Downtown Billings | 9,145 | 56 / 44 | $33,853 | $972 |
| West End Billings | 7,605 | 54 / 46 | $42,747 | $1,180 |
| Billings Heights | 5,050 | 56 / 44 | $42,770 | $1,294 |
| Far West Billings | 1,837 | 59 / 41 | $55,286 | $1,545 |
| Laurel | 1,464 | 56 / 44 | $44,683 | $967 |
| Huntley | — | — | $50,880 | — |
| Laurel | — | — | $44,683 | $967 |
| Lockwood | — | — | $33,853 | $972 |
| Park City | — | — | $41,684 | $1,269 |
| Shepherd | — | — | $34,904 | $1,744 |
| Worden | — | — | $39,207 | $907 |
Local date spots
- Far West BillingsDining
Montana's Rib & Chop House
- Far West BillingsDining
The Burger Dive
- West End BillingsDining
The Montana Club Restaurant
- Downtown BillingsDrinks
Montana Brewing Company
- Billings HeightsDining
Montana Jack's
- Far West BillingsDining
Jake's Bar & Grill
- Downtown BillingsDining
Jake's Downtown
- Downtown BillingsDrinks
406 Kitchen & Taproom
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - West End BillingsDining
Carverss Brazilian Steakhouse
- Billings HeightsDining
The Vig | Alehouse & Casino
- Downtown BillingsDrinks
Last Chance | Pub & Cider Mill
- Downtown BillingsDrinks
Hooligan's Sports Bar
- Billings HeightsDining
Tippy Cow At The Emporium
- Downtown BillingsDining
Ciao Mambo
- Far West BillingsDining
The Windmill & Bar 51
- West End BillingsDrinks
The Divide Bar & Grill
- LaurelDining
TA Travel Center
- Downtown BillingsDrinks
Tiny's Tavern
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Downtown BillingsDrinks
Tiny's Tavern
- West End BillingsCafés
Candy Town USA
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - Billings HeightsDrinks
The Pub Station
- Downtown BillingsDining
Walkers
- West End BillingsDining
Western Empire Emporium
- LaurelDining
The Pelican Cafe
- West End BillingsDrinks
Red Door Lounge
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - Downtown BillingsDining
Spitz Mediterranean Street Food
- Billings HeightsDrinks
Second Shift
- West End BillingsDining
Sophie's Kitchen
- Downtown BillingsActivity
Moss Mansion Museum
- West End BillingsCafés
Softies
Good for groupsWheelchair access - Billings HeightsCafés
City Brew Coffee
- Downtown BillingsCafés
Big Dipper Ice Cream
Good for groupsWheelchair access - LaurelDrinks
Sid's East Side Bar & Grill
- Downtown BillingsActivity
Alberta Bair Theater
Wheelchair access - Downtown BillingsDining
The Marble Table
- West End BillingsDining
The High Horse Saloon & Eatery
- Far West BillingsDining
The Granary
- LaurelCafés
City Brew Coffee
- Far West BillingsCafés
Caramel Cookie Waffles Co.
Wheelchair access - Far West BillingsDrinks
Rainbow Bar
- Far West BillingsActivity
Fireside Lanes
LGBTQ+ friendlyWheelchair access - Far West BillingsCafés
Black Dog Coffee House x 10th Ave
- Downtown BillingsActivity
Wise Wonders Science and Discovery Museum
Wheelchair access - West End BillingsDrinks
City Vineyard Billings
Wheelchair access - Downtown BillingsActivity
Yellowstone Art Museum
Wheelchair access - Far West BillingsActivity
Öx Indoor Axe Throwing
Wheelchair access - Far West BillingsActivity
The Grand Escape Room
Wheelchair access - West End BillingsDrinks
Squire Lounge & Patio
- West End BillingsCafés
Black Dog Coffee House x 24th Street
- Far West BillingsCafés
BW Blacksmith Coffee & Grill | 20th
- West End BillingsActivity
Billings Escape Room
Wheelchair access - Far West BillingsDrinks
Bullwackers Lounge & Casino
- Billings HeightsDrinks
Bugz's Bar & Casino
- Downtown BillingsActivity
Art House Cinema & Pub
Wheelchair access - ShepherdActivity
Town & Country Lanes, Lounge and Cafe
Wheelchair access - Downtown BillingsDrinks
Doc Harper's Tavern
Outdoor seatingGood for groups - West End BillingsDrinks
Doc Harper's Tavern
- Downtown BillingsDrinks
Andy's | Bar & Lounge
- Billings HeightsCafés
Classy N' Sassy Coffee
- West End BillingsDrinks
Bucks Bar