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Menominee is a tiny town of 345 people in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. It's about 9 miles from Dubuque, IA and 137 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $735 a month.
345people
$258kTypical home
$735/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
38"Snow
227Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 345
- Part of a metro area
- About 180 people per sq mi
- 137 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 9 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,626/mo)
- Median rent $735/mo
- Median household income $119k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (55 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (133 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 35% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to DBQ airport
- 138 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 743 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 105 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 30 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Illinois districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 43 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jo Daviess County: R+17 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk