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Bellevue is a small town of 2,259 people in Jackson County, Iowa. It's about 22 miles from Dubuque, IA and 137 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $217k and rent runs about $843 a month.
2,259people
$217kTypical home
$843/moRent
85° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
227Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,259
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,500 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 22 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $217k (≈$1,365/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 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
- 37 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 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DBQ airport
- 131 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 75 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 640 ft
- 736 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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