#10 Best City for Beer Drinkers – Smartasset , Jan 2023
Smartasset ranks Missoula the most “Fitness-Friendly Place” for third year in a row! – December 2022
#10 America’s Most creative Small Cities – Creative Vitality Index
Missoula named #23 on Livabilty’s 2020 List of top 100 places to live in the U.S.
In 2019 named #4 of medium sized cities for support of the arts by Southern Methodist University
Missoula and the University of Montana ranked #4 by Great Value College’s 2019 list of America’s Top 50 Bike Friendly Colleges and Towns
Runner’s World names Missoula one of “10 Bucket List Marathons You Should Run in 2020”
BIG DIPPER named by Outside Magazine as one of “The Best Ice Creams in the US” – July 2018
Great Places in America: Heart of Missoula – American Planning Association , October 2017
Top 20 Marathons: #1 Missoula Marathon – BibRave , November 2017
Top 10 Beautiful On-Course Scenery: Missoula Marathon – BibRave , November 2017
25 Best Towns Ever – Outside Magazine , July 2017
Top 40 Art Vibrant Communities – NCAR , April 2017
20 of America’s Most Overlooked Cities That Should be on Your Visit List – DK , March 2017
24 Coolest Towns in the USA – Matador Network , March 2017
20 Most Beautiful Public College Campuses in America – Thrillist , September 2016
Municipal Equality: 2016 All Star Cities – Human Rights Campaign , September 2016
26 Must-Race Half Marathons Around the Country – Oiselle , April 2016
9 Reasons Why Portland and Missoula are the same city – Unbelievebly , April, 2016
Best Ice Cream Spots in the US – Food & Wine , April 2016
13 Experiences You Can Only Have in Missoula – Matador Network , April 2016
America the Beautiful Series: Best Farmers Markets in the U.S. – Tripping , February 2016
America’s Favorite Mountain Towns of 2016 – Travel + Leisure , December 2016
Top Fitness Friendly Cities – Smart Asset , December 2016
Urban Autumn: Beautiful Fall Foliage in Cities Around the USA – USA Today October 2016
2015 FCS College Football Stadium Experience Rankings – Stadium Journey, January 2016
Top 100 Places to Live 2016 – Livability , September 2015
20 College Towns We Love to Visit – Fodor’s Travel , August 2015
The 20 Coolest Towns in America – Matador Network , February 2015
The Most Fitness-Friendly Cities for 2016 – Smart Asset , December 2015
Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker 201: Top 5 Towns – MovieMaker , January 2015
Top 100 Places to Live 2015 – Livability
Missoula, Montana an Underrated Booze City in America – Whiskey Tango Globetrot , September 2014
The 16 Best Places to Live in the U.S. 2014 – Outside , August 2014
10 Best River Towns – Fodor’s Travel , August 2014
Top 10 Cycling Cities in the US 2014 – Travel Channel
50 Film Festivals Worth the Entry Fee – MovieMaker , April 2014
9 Small Beer Cities that deserve National Attention – Thrillist , November 2014
Top 20 Microbreweries in America – Matador Network , November 2014
A Mountain Town with a Surfing Problem – Outside , October 2014
Top 10 Farmers Markets – Sunset
The Best River Towns In America – Outside , September 2012
Get Me Out Of Here: Climbing the ‘M’ – Outside , November 2012