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DeWitt is a big small town of 5,546 people in Clinton County, Iowa. It's about 19 miles from Davenport, IA and 147 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $237k and rent runs about $955 a month.
5,546people
$237kTypical home
$955/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
29"Snow
231Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,546
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 891 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Chicago, IL
- 19 mi to Davenport, IA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $237k (≈$1,495/mo)
- Median rent $955/mo
- Median household income $93k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (395 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,013 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MLI airport
- 136 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 696 ft
- 734 mi to the ocean
- 143 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 285 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 137 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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