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Country around Wever is a rural area of about 927 people in Lee County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 68 miles from Davenport, IA and 152 miles from St. Louis, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $253k and rent runs about $835 a month.
927people
$253kTypical home
$835/moRent
85° / 32°Summer / winter
20"Snow
232Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 927 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 20 people per sq mi
- 152 mi to St. Louis, MO
- 68 mi to Davenport, IA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $253k (≈$1,598/mo)
- Median rent $835/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (188 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,003 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to BRL airport
- 139 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 532 ft
- 711 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 56 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lee County: R+28 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
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.