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Country around Scales Mound is a rural area of about 986 people in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 23 miles from Dubuque, IA and 124 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $226k and rent runs about $831 a month.
986people
$226kTypical home
$831/moRent
82° / 27°Summer / winter
34"Snow
227Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 986 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 23 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $226k (≈$1,422/mo)
- Median rent $831/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 27°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
- 115 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to DBQ airport
- 125 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 84 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,004 ft
- 732 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 19 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 103 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jo Daviess County: R+17 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk