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Donahue is a tiny town of 390 people in Scott County, Iowa. It's about 10 miles from Davenport, IA and 154 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $201k and rent runs about $1k a month.
390people
$201kTypical home
$1,005/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
33"Snow
231Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 390
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,099 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Chicago, IL
- 10 mi to Davenport, IA
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $201k (≈$1,266/mo)
- Median rent $1,005/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 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 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MLI airport
- 144 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 49 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 712 ft
- 738 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 270 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 123 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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.