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Marquette is a tiny town of 443 people in Clayton County, Iowa. It's about 45 miles from Dubuque, IA and 163 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $717 a month.
443people
$164kTypical home
$717/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
34"Snow
224Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 443
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 239 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 45 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,037/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 224 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 141 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (82 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 26% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to DBQ airport
- 162 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 82 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 730 mi to the ocean
- 84 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 51 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 8 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 15 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clayton County: R+35 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk