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Asbury is a big small town of 5,989 people in Dubuque County, Iowa. It's about 4 miles from Dubuque, IA and 148 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $339k and rent runs about $2k a month.
5,989people
$339kTypical home
$1,522/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
38"Snow
227Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,989
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,885 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $339k (≈$2,138/mo)
- Median rent $1,522/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (80 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (339 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 43% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DBQ airport
- 149 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 958 ft
- 747 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 2 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 128 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 54 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dubuque County: R+9 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk