
New Study Reveals Montana Is One Of The Worst State To Drive In
With gas prices on the rise and more cars flooding the roads, commuting to and from your destination can be a costly venture.
Montana is a remote state, and our daily commute presents its own set of challenges.
But the million-dollar question is, how do we rank compared to the rest of the nation in terms of drivability?
Road Trips Montana
Montana is known for some of the best road trips in the nation.
Tourists flock to the Treasure State every year to take in Montana's epic views.
The financial website WalletHub took a deep dive into how states rank in terms of drivability and here is what their report found.
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WalletHub's 2025 Best and Worst States to Drive In
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Driving in Montana (1=Best; 25=Avg.):
- Overall rank for Montana: 48th
- 43rd – Traffic Fatality Rate
- 25th – Car Theft Rate
- 30th – Auto-Repair Shops per Capita
- 38th – Avg. Gas Prices
- 49th – Auto-Maintenance Costs
- 15th – Road Quality
- 36th – Car Dealerships per Capita
Best States To Drive In Report
In order to take a deep dive and do which states have the best commuting conditions, WalletHub analyzed a few different factors.
- Cost of Ownership & Maintenance
- Traffic & Infrastructure
- Safety
- Access to Vehicles & Maintenance
Each one of the factors was evaluated on 31 different metrics.
Those metrics were then scored on a 100-point scale, with 100 being the best.
The states were then ranked based on their overall weighted scores.
Data was collected from the US Census Bureau, FBI, and NHTSA.
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