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Cascade is a small town of 2,375 people in Dubuque County, Iowa. It's about 20 miles from Dubuque, IA and 163 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $900 a month.
2,375people
$196kTypical home
$900/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
31"Snow
228Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,375
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,236 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 20 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,237/mo)
- Median rent $900/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (273 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,018 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 33% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to DBQ airport
- 146 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 92 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 846 ft
- 765 mi to the ocean
- 120 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 95 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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