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Country around Harper is a rural area of about 539 people in Keokuk County, Iowa, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 34 miles from Iowa City, IA and 203 miles from Kansas City, MO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $242k and rent runs about $977 a month.
539people
$242kTypical home
$977/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
30"Snow
237Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 539 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 16 people per sq mi
- 203 mi to Kansas City, MO
- 34 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $242k (≈$1,529/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 237 sunny days a year (88 totally clear)
- 128 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (71 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (363 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 36% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to CID airport
- 84 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 791 ft
- 765 mi to the ocean
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 68 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 39 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 23 mi to the nearest dog park
- 16 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Keokuk County: R+52 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate 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.