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Le Claire is a small town of 4,735 people in Scott County, Iowa. It's about 12 miles from Davenport, IA and 140 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $319k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,735people
$319kTypical home
$1,563/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
33"Snow
231Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,735
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,018 people per sq mi
- 140 mi to Chicago, IL
- 12 mi to Davenport, IA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $319k (≈$2,010/mo)
- Median rent $1,563/mo
- Median household income $105k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (217 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (685 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 38% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MLI airport
- 130 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 709 ft
- 722 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 308 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 137 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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