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Country around New Liberty is a rural area of about 427 people in Scott County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 18 miles from Davenport, IA and 164 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
427people
$221kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
85° / 29°Summer / winter
36"Snow
231Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 427 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Chicago, IL
- 18 mi to Davenport, IA
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,392/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (436 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,078 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MLI airport
- 145 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 749 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 201 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 88 bars within 25 mi
- 61 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+4 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate 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.