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Sabula is a tiny town of 547 people in Jackson County, Iowa. It's about 40 miles from Dubuque, IA and 129 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $133k and rent runs about $950 a month.
547people
$133kTypical home
$950/moRent
84° / 30°Summer / winter
32"Snow
227Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 547
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,096 people per sq mi
- 129 mi to Chicago, IL
- 40 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $133k (≈$841/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 30°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (220 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,237 per 100k)
People
- Median age 51
- 23% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DBQ airport
- 117 mi to ORD (major hub)
- 58 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 568 ft
- 721 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 39 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