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Farley is a small town of 1,889 people in Dubuque County, Iowa. It's about 16 miles from Dubuque, IA and 160 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $266k and rent runs about $991 a month.
1,889people
$266kTypical home
$991/moRent
82° / 26°Summer / winter
35"Snow
228Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,889
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,166 people per sq mi
- 160 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 16 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $266k (≈$1,677/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $97k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 26°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
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 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 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to DBQ airport
- 150 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 100 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,112 ft
- 758 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 108 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 38 bars within 25 mi
- 26 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 44 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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