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Eldridge is a big small town of 6,818 people in Scott County, Iowa. It's about 6 miles from Davenport, IA and 150 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $351k and rent runs about $945 a month.
6,818people
$351kTypical home
$945/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
32"Snow
231Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,818
- Part of a metro area
- About 699 people per sq mi
- 150 mi to Chicago, IL
- 6 mi to Davenport, IA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $351k (≈$2,210/mo)
- Median rent $945/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (141 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (682 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to MLI airport
- 140 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2002
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 774 ft
- 733 mi to the ocean
- 148 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 296 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 133 bars within 25 mi
- 83 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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