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Blue Grass is a small town of 1,972 people in Scott County, Iowa. It's about 9 miles from Davenport, IA and 161 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,972people
$223kTypical home
$1,229/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
31"Snow
231Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,972
- Part of a metro area
- About 624 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Chicago, IL
- 9 mi to Davenport, IA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,403/mo)
- Median rent $1,229/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (84 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (235 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,118 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MLI airport
- 149 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 801 ft
- 740 mi to the ocean
- 160 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 292 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 126 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+4 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk