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Lowden is a tiny town of 699 people in Cedar County, Iowa. It's about 27 miles from Davenport, IA and 167 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $839 a month.
699people
$120kTypical home
$839/moRent
85° / 29°Summer / winter
40"Snow
231Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 699
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 651 people per sq mi
- 167 mi to Chicago, IL
- 27 mi to Davenport, IA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$755/mo)
- Median rent $839/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (125 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (338 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 28% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to MLI airport
- 143 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 751 ft
- 754 mi to the ocean
- 146 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 26 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cedar County: R+22 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk