KerrMT
A town of 463.
Is Kerr a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Kerr, against 10% in Montana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. No town among the 43 in Montana we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Kerr. Kerr has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
463 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Kerr: who provides what
Kerr is unincorporated, so Lake County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kerr.
High risk in Kerr, with avalanches at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Kerr’s working residents work locally than in the typical Montana or U.S. town
1% of Kerr working residents work locally, where Montana’s towns sit at 39% and U.S. towns at 8%. The average trip to work in Kerr is 11 minutes. The top destinations are Polson (38%), Ronan (7%) and Kalispell (7%).
| Kerr | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 39% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 11 minutes | 17 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Kerr has four seasons and pleasant summers
Kerr has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. Kerr’s July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Kerr is
Kerr beats the Montana average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 74% of Kerr adults had a checkup this year.
| Kerr | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 72% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 31% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 20% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 36% |
| What stands out | Kerr | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 12.3% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 85.1% | 82.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Kerr
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Kerr
About 0 of every 100 Kerr residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
99% of working residents leave Kerr for work
Where Kerr’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Kerr
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
Kerr is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Kerr had a population of 273.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,966 ft
Questions about Kerr
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kerr, MT a good place to live?
Kerr has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.