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I love it here, the weather is absolutely fantastic if you like freezing your toes off.  More

Typically cold winters, lots of snow. Summers are typically pleasant, but can be high humidity. Poor Air Quality year round. Mild spring and fall Summer can have  More

Crime is very low, I seldom feel like I have to lock my car or even my house. The schools here are pretty good, and have no tolerance for bullies (so if you have any,  More

I have been here for 3 years. I enjoy it here. I travel all over the country for work. Dubuque is the perfect size of city for me. I was born and raised in the Pacific  More

I've lived in Dubuque for over 25 years. Dubuque is not a very good place to live if you are open minded and want to experience new things. Dubuque is an old town with  More

Dubuque, IA is a great town to live   More