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Sherrill is a tiny town of 162 people in Dubuque County, Iowa. It's about 8 miles from Dubuque, IA and 146 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 26°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $212k and rent runs about $1k a month.
162people
$212kTypical home
$1,100/moRent
83° / 26°Summer / winter
38"Snow
227Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 162
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,227 people per sq mi
- 146 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 8 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $212k (≈$1,336/mo)
- Median rent $1,100/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 26°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 227 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 138 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 36 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (273 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,018 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to DBQ airport
- 148 mi to MKE (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 971 ft
- 742 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 17 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 51 bars within 25 mi
- 33 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 17% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 56 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dubuque County: R+9 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk