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Low Moor is a tiny town of 253 people in Clinton County, Iowa. It's about 21 miles from Davenport, IA and 138 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $850 a month.
253people
$118kTypical home
$850/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
31"Snow
231Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 253
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 464 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Chicago, IL
- 21 mi to Davenport, IA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$746/mo)
- Median rent $850/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 7.0% 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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" 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 (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MLI airport
- 127 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 643 ft
- 724 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 23 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 252 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 103 bars within 25 mi
- 79 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.