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Country around Charlotte is a rural area of about 867 people in Clinton County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 29 miles from Davenport, IA and 144 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $156k and rent runs about $700 a month.
867people
$156kTypical home
$700/moRent
83° / 28°Summer / winter
30"Snow
231Sunny days
101Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 867 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 144 mi to Chicago, IL
- 29 mi to Davenport, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $156k (≈$983/mo)
- Median rent $700/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 28°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
- 101 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to DBQ airport
- 133 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 748 ft
- 734 mi to the ocean
- 133 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 30 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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