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East Dubuque is a small town of 1,470 people in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. It's about 4 miles from Dubuque, IA and 141 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $144k and rent runs about $867 a month.
1,470people
$144kTypical home
$867/moRent
84° / 27°Summer / winter
38"Snow
227Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,470
- Part of a metro area
- About 511 people per sq mi
- 141 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 4 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $144k (≈$908/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 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 48
- 31% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to DBQ airport
- 142 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 771 ft
- 744 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 112 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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