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Durant is a small town of 1,946 people in Cedar County, Iowa. It's about 16 miles from Davenport, IA and 167 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $194k and rent runs about $784 a month.
1,946people
$194kTypical home
$784/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
30"Snow
231Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,946
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,577 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Chicago, IL
- 16 mi to Davenport, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $194k (≈$1,225/mo)
- Median rent $784/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (66 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (258 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MLI airport
- 142 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 725 ft
- 749 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 25 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 259 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 107 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cedar County: R+22 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk