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Rapids City is a tiny town of 980 people in Rock Island County, Illinois. It's about 14 miles from Davenport, IA and 138 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $889 a month.
980people
$204kTypical home
$889/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
32"Snow
231Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 980
- Part of a metro area
- About 603 people per sq mi
- 138 mi to Chicago, IL
- 14 mi to Davenport, IA
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,285/mo)
- Median rent $889/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,145 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MLI airport
- 128 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 679 ft
- 720 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 33 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 311 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 137 bars within 25 mi
- 86 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 26 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Illinois districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rock Island County: D+10 in 2024
- Illinois: D+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.