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Wheatland is a tiny town of 925 people in Clinton County, Iowa. It's about 23 miles from Davenport, IA and 162 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $119k and rent runs about $791 a month.
925people
$119kTypical home
$791/moRent
85° / 29°Summer / winter
38"Snow
231Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 925
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,611 people per sq mi
- 162 mi to Chicago, IL
- 23 mi to Davenport, IA
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $119k (≈$751/mo)
- Median rent $791/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 29°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,424 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 43% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MLI airport
- 147 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 722 ft
- 749 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 15 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 96 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 34 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 25 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Clinton County: R+19 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
- 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.