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Muscatine is a small city of 23,489 people in Muscatine County, Iowa. It's about 26 miles from Davenport, IA and 177 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $974 a month.
23,489people
$154kTypical home
$974/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
24"Snow
233Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,489
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,291 people per sq mi
- 177 mi to Chicago, IL
- 26 mi to Davenport, IA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$969/mo)
- Median rent $974/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (185 per 100k)
- Low property crime (892 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MLI airport
- 134 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 725 ft
- 754 mi to the ocean
- 177 mi to a big lake
- 33 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 77 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 28 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 26 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 27 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