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Clinton is a small city of 24,322 people in Clinton County, Iowa. It's about 27 miles from Davenport, IA and 132 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $791 a month.
24,322people
$118kTypical home
$791/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
231Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,322
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 683 people per sq mi
- 132 mi to Chicago, IL
- 27 mi to Davenport, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$745/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (281 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,160 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MLI airport
- 121 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 689 ft
- 719 mi to the ocean
- 128 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 46 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 28 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+19 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk