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 numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $1,300 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $40,970 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 56% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Billings — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
28,016
- Gender balance
56%
- Male skew
56%
- Median income
$40,970
- 1-bedroom rent
$1,300
- Living wage
$48,360
- Transit fare
$2
- Rent trend
$1,300
- Most female-leaning zone
54%
- Democratic
35%
- Republican
62%
The shape of the market
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%).
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.
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.
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
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
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Billings, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Far West Billings
Montana's Rib & Chop House
- Far West Billings
The Burger Dive
- West End Billings
The Montana Club Restaurant
- Downtown Billings
Montana Brewing Company
- Billings Heights
Montana Jack's
- Far West Billings
Jake's Bar & Grill
- Downtown Billings
Jake's Downtown
- West End Billings
Carverss Brazilian Steakhouse
- Billings Heights
The Vig | Alehouse & Casino
- Downtown Billings
Last Chance | Pub & Cider Mill
- Downtown Billings
Hooligan's Sports Bar
- Billings Heights
Tippy Cow At The Emporium
- Downtown Billings
Ciao Mambo
- Far West Billings
The Windmill & Bar 51
- West End Billings
The Divide Bar & Grill
- Laurel
TA Travel Center
- Downtown Billings
Tiny's Tavern
- Billings Heights
The Pub Station
- Downtown Billings
Walkers
- West End Billings
Western Empire Emporium
- Laurel
The Pelican Cafe
- Downtown Billings
Spitz Mediterranean Street Food
- Billings Heights
Second Shift
- West End Billings
Sophie's Kitchen
- Billings Heights
City Brew Coffee
- Laurel
Sid's East Side Bar & Grill
- Downtown Billings
The Marble Table
- West End Billings
The High Horse Saloon & Eatery
- Far West Billings
The Granary
- Laurel
City Brew Coffee