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A town of 537, settled in 1884. A typical home worth about $128K.

Photo: TerryAdvocate · Public domain
Population
537
−7.1% since 2010
Typical home
$128K
+7.8% in a year
Household income
$48K
median
Median age
66.8
years
Jobs based here
189
Balanced

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537 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Terry home is worth about $128K

The typical Terry home is worth about $128,000, up 7.8% in a year, 73% below the Montana typical home.

$128KZillow home value

Typical home value

Terry$128K
Montana$472K
+7.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Schools

Terry’s public schools outperform 33% of Montana districts

The public schools Terry’s kids attend trail 67% of Montana’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

CSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Terry SchoolPK–692B−
Terry Middle School7–821Not graded
Terry High School9–1248D−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MT on state testsAll 3 schools →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Terry has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

12″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–32°
Spring31–58°
Summer54–85°
Fall32–60°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 12
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in three working residents works right in Terry

About one in 3 of Terry’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Miles City (10%), Billings (5%) and Glendive (4%). Half commute less than 34 miles.

34%work in town

Where working residents work

In Terry34%
Miles City10%
Billings5%
Glendive4%
West Glendive3%
34 mi
median commute distance
189
jobs based in Terry
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health

How healthy Terry is

Terry beats the Montana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16.

32 measures vs. Montana
2 better14 too close to call16 worse
What stands outTerryMT
Fewer binge drinkers14.8%20.3%
More adults treating high blood pressure80.9%73.4%
More adults with COPD12.4%7%
Prairie Community Cah
0.2 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 44% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Outdoors

1.3% of Terry is conserved land

0.0 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.3%conserved
Map of Terry: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.3%
conserved · 6 of 496 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Murn Park—5
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Corn withered by the heat and chewed by grasshoppers, 8b28062
1936 · Corn withered by the heat and chewed by grasshoppers, 8b28062 · Wikimedia Commons
Terry’s story

142 years in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Ec on horse1Corn withered by the heat and chewed by grasshoppers, 8b28062Corn withered by heat and chewed by grasshoppers. Terry, Montana
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Famous people from Terry

4 notable people were born in Terry.

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About Terry

Town and county seat in Prairie County, Montana, US

Terry, is a town in Prairie County, Montana, United States, and the county seat. The population was 562 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1884
Population
562
Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
2,251 ft
ZIP code
59349
Area code
406

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