According to a recent article in the Daily Interlake, Kalispell is listed as one of eight "Terrific Low-Tax Towns" in the Where to Retire Magazine. We who live and work in this valley have been aware of this trend for awhile now. With first class medical facilities, outdoor recreation from boating on the largest fresh water lake west of the Mississippi (Flathead Lake), snow sports, Glacier National Park in our back yard, great weather and scenery that can't be beat - what else could someone be looking for! Oh, forgot about the 9 golf courses in the valley!

  Our housing costs are below many parts of the country. There is no sales tax in Montana, a resort tax in Whitefish does exist but it is minor. Not many Rocky Mountain Valleys boast 4 very individual towns that have a unique flavor. We have wonderful restaurants in all of the towns. The valley is "small" from the aspect that you run into someone who knows someone else you know all the time. Small towns with a lot to offer for getting involved and meeting new friends.

  So the media doesn't know anything we haven't already discovered living here in the Last Best Place - don't wait for it to be your last best place too!