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Riverdale is a tiny town of 396 people in Scott County, Iowa. It's about 7 miles from Davenport, IA and 145 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $276k and rent runs about $2k a month.
396people
$276kTypical home
$1,600/moRent
85° / 31°Summer / winter
35"Snow
231Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 396
- Part of a metro area
- About 215 people per sq mi
- 145 mi to Chicago, IL
- 7 mi to Davenport, IA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $276k (≈$1,742/mo)
- Median rent $1,600/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (436 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (2,078 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 38% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MLI airport
- 135 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 617 ft
- 725 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 278 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 123 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 18 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+4 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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