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Circle vs Kerr 401 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (15.9× in Circle) and street grid (8.7× in Circle).
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Kerr, MT A small town of 463 Montana · 463 people
Where each one shines Two towns, two different strengths What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.
Kerr A small town of 463
Quiet strengths Kerr doesn’t stand out on the data we have Neighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Kerr →
The biggest differences Where they part ways The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
★ What stands out · Monthly cost A typical home costs $1,610 more a month in Kerr A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.
Down payment3.5% 10% 20% Rate
Circle $1,640 /mo
Typical home $260K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $547/mo · Housing →
Kerr $3,250 /mo
Typical home $558K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →
The difference: $1,610 a month , about $19,300 a year , between Kerr and Circle.
Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.
Report cards Grades and rankings, side by side Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Montana ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.
Life in each What daily life feels like in each The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.
Seasons
Growing season (days) — 134d Outdoors & history
National Register places 1 — Famous people born here 2 —
A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.
Where they are 401 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Circle ↔ Kerr 401 miles apart
Everything, side by side What matters to you? Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
514 Highest 463 Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.9% MT: +9.6% —
Median age
46.2 ±12.3 Highest 14% above MT 42.4 ±10.4 Lowest 5% above MT
Kids under 18
16.1% ±5.8 Lowest MT: 21% 37.4% ±16.6 Highest MT: 21%
Age 65+
25.5% ±7 Highest MT: 20.1% 15.3% ±13.1 Lowest MT: 20.1%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.3% Lowest MT: 35.2% 46.2% Highest MT: 35.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0% ±3 MT: 5.2% 0% ±3.4 MT: 5.2%
Household incomemedian
$75,417 ±$23k 4% above MT —
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$171,900 ±$82k Lowest 54% below MT $558,200 ±$140k Highest 49% above MT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$547 ±$71 49% below MT —
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,179 Lowest 19% below MT $3,859 Highest 43% above MT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
40.5% ±46.6 MT: 44.8% —
Below poverty line
6.3% Lowest MT: 11.5% 27.9% Highest MT: 11.5%
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.6% Lowest MT: 69.2% 100% Highest MT: 69.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958 Lowest 23 yrs older than MT 1999 Highest 18 yrs newer than MT
Average commuteone way
15 min Highest 21% below MT 11 min Lowest 43% below MT
Work from home
6% ±4.9 Lowest MT: 12.5% 6.8% ±9.3 Highest MT: 12.5%
Work in townworking residents
33.9% Highest 1% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
46.3 mi Highest 5.8 mi Lowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
1.91 Highest 0.12 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Billings (7%) Polson (38%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Kerr Few work in Circle
Conserved landshare of the town
10% Highest 0% Lowest
Trailsmapped miles
0.4 mi Lowest 0.9 mi Highest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
0.5 mi Lowest 0.9 mi Highest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
2 Highest 0 Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
113 Highest 12.9 Lowest
School district
Circle Elem · Circle H S —
High school in town
Circle High School —
Students per teacherat that high school
11.2 —
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Kerr or Circle: which would you pick? → What’s it really like to live in Kerr? → Moving to Kerr: what should I know? →
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Towns like Circle Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.
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