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Andrew is a tiny town of 423 people in Jackson County, Iowa. It's about 25 miles from Dubuque, IA and 148 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $988 a month.
423people
$121kTypical home
$988/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
32"Snow
227Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 423
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,706 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 25 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$765/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $66k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (645 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to DBQ airport
- 138 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 892 ft
- 742 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 5 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+33 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk