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Terry is a tiny town of 537 people in Prairie County, Montana. It's about 170 miles from Billings, MT and 486 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $137k and rent runs about $627 a month.
537people
$137kTypical home
$627/moRent
88° / 28°Summer / winter
12"Snow
242Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 537
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 688 people per sq mi
- 486 mi to Denver, CO
- 170 mi to Billings, MT
- 119 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $137k (≈$865/mo)
- Median rent $627/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°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
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 57 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 67
- 18% of households have kids
- 52% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to GDV airport
- 480 mi to DEN (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,257 ft
- 792 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 184 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- 163 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Montana districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 166 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 46 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 24 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.