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Country around Terral is a rural area of about 342 people in Montague County, Texas, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 43 miles from Wichita Falls, TX and 98 miles from Dallas, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $81k and rent runs about $455 a month.
342people
$81kTypical home
$455/moRent
96° / 55°Summer / winter
2"Snow
272Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 342 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 5 people per sq mi
- 98 mi to Dallas, TX
- 43 mi to Wichita Falls, TX
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $81k (≈$513/mo)
- Median rent $455/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (140 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (138 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (822 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 25% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SPS airport
- 84 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 833 ft
- 331 mi to the ocean
- 45 mi to a big lake
- 57 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Texas districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Montague County: R+78 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk