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Centralia is a tiny town of 117 people in Dubuque County, Iowa. It's about 7 miles from Dubuque, IA and 151 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $223k and rent runs about $867 a month.
117people
$223kTypical home
$867/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
39"Snow
227Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 117
- Part of a metro area
- About 188 people per sq mi
- 151 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 7 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $223k (≈$1,407/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 39" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 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 37
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to DBQ airport
- 153 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 751 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 115 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 28 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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