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Colesburg is a tiny town of 545 people in Delaware County, Iowa. It's about 27 miles from Dubuque, IA and 166 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $636 a month.
545people
$117kTypical home
$636/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
35"Snow
228Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 545
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,854 people per sq mi
- 166 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 27 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$738/mo)
- Median rent $636/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 40 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 26% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to DBQ airport
- 147 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 99 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,165 ft
- 753 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+40 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.