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Grand Mound is a tiny town of 510 people in Clinton County, Iowa. It's about 19 miles from Davenport, IA and 153 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $763 a month.
510people
$145kTypical home
$763/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
30"Snow
231Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 510
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 273 people per sq mi
- 153 mi to Chicago, IL
- 19 mi to Davenport, IA
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$916/mo)
- Median rent $763/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to MLI airport
- 142 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1943
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 728 ft
- 739 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 224 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 109 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+19 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
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk