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Country around Terry is a rural area of about 1,025 people in Prairie County, Montana, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 162 miles from Billings, MT and 488 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $596 a month.
1,025people
$158kTypical home
$596/moRent
87° / 28°Summer / winter
13"Snow
242Sunny days
68Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,025 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 488 mi to Denver, CO
- 162 mi to Billings, MT
- 128 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$997/mo)
- Median rent $596/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 242 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 123 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 68 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (160 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (320 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 22% of households have kids
- 44% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to GDV airport
- 482 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 109 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,559 ft
- 783 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 43 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 181 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses 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
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 156 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Montana districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 159 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 41 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Prairie County: R+62 in 2024
- Montana: R+20 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk