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Miles is a tiny town of 398 people in Jackson County, Iowa. It's about 37 miles from Dubuque, IA and 136 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $758 a month.
398people
$131kTypical home
$758/moRent
84° / 29°Summer / winter
32"Snow
227Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 398
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 315 people per sq mi
- 136 mi to Chicago, IL
- 37 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$824/mo)
- Median rent $758/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (175 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (645 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to DBQ airport
- 124 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 797 ft
- 727 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 70 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 23 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jackson County: R+33 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk