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Hills is a tiny town of 974 people in Johnson County, Iowa. It's about 7 miles from Iowa City, IA and 200 miles from Chicago, IL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $240k and rent runs about $1k a month.
974people
$240kTypical home
$1,132/moRent
85° / 30°Summer / winter
28"Snow
233Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 974
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,185 people per sq mi
- 200 mi to Chicago, IL
- 7 mi to Iowa City, IA
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $240k (≈$1,515/mo)
- Median rent $1,132/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (86 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (207 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,194 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 23% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 13% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to CID airport
- 110 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 633 ft
- 773 mi to the ocean
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 18 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 183 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 49 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Johnson County: D+38 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- 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