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Cobb is a tiny town of 403 people in Iowa County, Wisconsin. It's about 38 miles from Dubuque, IA and 120 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $176k and rent runs about $1k a month.
403people
$176kTypical home
$1,063/moRent
81° / 26°Summer / winter
41"Snow
227Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 403
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 392 people per sq mi
- 120 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 38 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $176k (≈$1,112/mo)
- Median rent $1,063/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 41" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (92 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 22% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to DBQ airport
- 123 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,155 ft
- 708 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Wisconsin districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 37 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Iowa County: D+8 in 2024
- Wisconsin: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk