Montana's Hi-Line Community

Recreation and Community in rural Montana

The Hi-Line Area

The Hi-line of Montana is the string of towns that follows the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad across the top of Montana's high plains. The people that live in Northern Montana are independent hard working people. They spend their spare time enjoying the recreational opportunities that are available. From exploring Glacier National Park, or hunting the Missouri Breaks National Monument, or fishing for walleye on Lake Elwell, or camping at the many state parks. There are many sports to enjoy. Our high quality schools, low crime, and affordable property make it a great place to live and work.

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Costs: The biggest advantage to doing business on the HiLine is cost. Commercial and residential property is the cheapest you will find anywhere in the US. With starter homes starting at @ $10,000. You will have to look hard to find anywhere cheaper, where you can leave your doors unlocked at night.

Quality of life: Not only is property very affordable on the HiLine, but crime is almost nonexistent. Property crime is rare, and violent crime is unheard of. Our community is a friendly place where you will find many friends and opportunities. Ever wanted to be a fireman? You can here on the local volunteer fire department. Or be a 4-H or scout leader. There is an opportunity for almost any interest on the Hi-line.
You will learn to know your neighbors in a small community. You will share in your neighbors successes and stumbles as they will yours. Each member of the community brings something new and special to it. If you choose to move on most likely you will leave an impression in the community that will not soon be forgotten. Respect for others is important here, patriotism is not a dirty word either. People still show respect for the flag.

Schools: If you have children the local school systems are great. Class sizes are small. Most classes are not more than twenty students in the grade, with most classes being 12-16. Many high school classes are often very small in special study areas. If a class is not offered that a student requests distance learning over multimedia networks is offered. Often your child receive the attention that most private school students don't receive. Both local high schools have a wide variety of class offerings. Students are able to access a wide variety of scholastic and extracurricular activities.
If your child is interested in sports, our small schools are great. There are programs for grade school through high school. For most teams there are no try outs. Even if you are not a star most athletes will get plenty of playing time on the junior varsity teams. Grade school children are kept busy with flag football, soccer, dance, and basketball.. The junior high students enjoy similar activities. The high school students at both high schools compete in boys & girls basket ball, boys football, girls volleyball, track & field, as well as speech and drama. C-JI High also offers, swimming, wrestling, and tennis.
The school district that Joplin lays in is a consolidated district. The towns of Chester, Joplin, Inverness are all one school district. Combined they make the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Public School. (C-JI HiLine Hawks) Both the grade and high school are in Chester. The other district that is close to Joplin is the North Star Public Schools. This district is comprised of the towns of Rudyard, Hingham, Gildford, and Kremlin. The high school is in Rudyard, and the grade school is in Gildford. Both schools are great and complement each other well.
Outside of school there are oppurtunities for the children in church organizations, Brownies, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and 4-H. There is even a group of girls that competes competitively at barrel racing.
Havre is home of Montana State University, Northern. It has some tremendous programs, and has a really good continuing education program.

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The Hi-Line Area The Hi-line of Montana is the string of towns that follows the Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railroad across the top of Montana's high plains. The people that live in Northern Montana are independent hard working people. They spend their spare time enjoying the recreational opportunities that are available. From exploring Glacier National Park, or hunting the Missouri Breaks National Monument, or fishing for walleye on Lake Elwell, or camping at the many state parks. There are many sports to enjoy. Our high quality schools, low crime, and affordable property make it a great place to live and work.
Click the links	Costs: The biggest advantage to doing business on the HiLine is cost. Commercial and residential property is the cheapest you will find anywhere in the US. With starter homes starting at @ $10,000. You will have to look hard to find anywhere cheaper, where you can leave your doors unlocked at night. Quality of life: Not only is property very affordable on the HiLine, but crime is almost nonexistent. Property crime is rare, and violent crime is unheard of. Our community is a friendly place where you will find many friends and opportunities. Ever wanted to be a fireman? You can here on the local volunteer fire department. Or be a 4-H or scout leader. There is an opportunity for almost any interest on the Hi-line. You will learn to know your neighbors in a small community. You will share in your neighbors successes and stumbles as they will yours. Each member of the community brings something new and special to it. If you choose to move on most likely you will leave an impression in the community that will not soon be forgotten. Respect for others is important here, patriotism is not a dirty word either. People still show respect for the flag. Schools: If you have children the local school systems are great. Class sizes are small. Most classes are not more than twenty students in the grade, with most classes being 12-16. Many high school classes are often very small in special study areas. If a class is not offered that a student requests distance learning over multimedia networks is offered. Often your child receive the attention that most private school students don't receive. Both local high schools have a wide variety of class offerings. Students are able to access a wide variety of scholastic and extracurricular activities. If your child is interested in sports, our small schools are great. There are programs for grade school through high school. For most teams there are no try outs. Even if you are not a star most athletes will get plenty of playing time on the junior varsity teams. Grade school children are kept busy with flag football, soccer, dance, and basketball.. The junior high students enjoy similar activities. The high school students at both high schools compete in boys & girls basket ball, boys football, girls volleyball, track & field, as well as speech and drama. C-JI High also offers, swimming, wrestling, and tennis. The school district that Joplin lays in is a consolidated district. The towns of Chester, Joplin, Inverness are all one school district. Combined they make the Chester-Joplin-Inverness Public School. (C-JI HiLine Hawks) Both the grade and high school are in Chester. The other district that is close to Joplin is the North Star Public Schools. This district is comprised of the towns of Rudyard, Hingham, Gildford, and Kremlin. The high school is in Rudyard, and the grade school is in Gildford. Both schools are great and complement each other well. Outside of school there are oppurtunities for the children in church organizations, Brownies, Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and 4-H. There is even a group of girls that competes competitively at barrel racing. Havre is home of Montana State University, Northern. It has some tremendous programs, and has a really good continuing education program.