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Edgewood is a tiny town of 752 people in Delaware County, Iowa. It's about 37 miles from Dubuque, IA and 176 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $1k a month.
752people
$174kTypical home
$1,134/moRent
81° / 25°Summer / winter
38"Snow
228Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 752
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 783 people per sq mi
- 176 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 37 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,095/mo)
- Median rent $1,134/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 44 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 60
- 19% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to DBQ airport
- 139 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 106 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,175 ft
- 758 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 45 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+40 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk