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Epworth is a small town of 1,894 people in Dubuque County, Iowa. It's about 12 miles from Dubuque, IA and 156 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $951 a month.
1,894people
$240kTypical home
$951/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
36"Snow
227Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,894
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,066 people per sq mi
- 156 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 12 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,513/mo)
- Median rent $951/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 37 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (273 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,018 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 32% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to DBQ airport
- 153 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,056 ft
- 755 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dubuque County: R+9 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 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