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Wyoming is a tiny town of 525 people in Jones County, Iowa. It's about 34 miles from Dubuque, IA and 169 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 28°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $930 a month.
525people
$106kTypical home
$930/moRent
84° / 28°Summer / winter
34"Snow
228Sunny days
109Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 525
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,082 people per sq mi
- 169 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 34 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$667/mo)
- Median rent $930/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 28°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 109 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 38 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to DBQ airport
- 141 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 79 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 820 ft
- 761 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 43 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Jones County: R+26 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