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Montpelier is a tiny town of 209 people in Muscatine County, Iowa. It's about 13 miles from Davenport, IA and 163 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $219k and rent runs about $971 a month.
209people
$219kTypical home
$971/moRent
84° / 31°Summer / winter
29"Snow
231Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 209
- Part of a metro area
- About 427 people per sq mi
- 163 mi to Chicago, IL
- 13 mi to Davenport, IA
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $219k (≈$1,378/mo)
- Median rent $971/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 31°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (176 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (578 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MLI airport
- 147 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 604 ft
- 742 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 280 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 126 bars within 25 mi
- 80 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Muscatine County: R+15 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.