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Hampton is a small town of 4,306 people in Franklin County, Iowa. It's about 47 miles from Waterloo, IA and 154 miles from Minneapolis, MN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $631 a month.
4,306people
$99kTypical home
$631/moRent
83° / 25°Summer / winter
29"Snow
233Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,306
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 973 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 47 mi to Waterloo, IA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$627/mo)
- Median rent $631/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (82 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 46 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (129 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (218 per 100k)
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to MCW airport
- 87 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 126 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,158 ft
- 810 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 62 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Iowa districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 49 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 19 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Franklin County: R+42 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
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk