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Hopkinton is a tiny town of 676 people in Delaware County, Iowa. It's about 30 miles from Dubuque, IA and 174 miles from Milwaukee, WI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 27°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $441 a month.
676people
$127kTypical home
$441/moRent
83° / 27°Summer / winter
33"Snow
228Sunny days
110Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 676
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,053 people per sq mi
- 174 mi to Milwaukee, WI
- 30 mi to Dubuque, IA
- 27 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$803/mo)
- Median rent $441/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 27°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (80 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 44 of 90 winter days are gray
- 110 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 42 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (120 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (228 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 35% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to DBQ airport
- 136 mi to DSM (major hub)
- 96 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1944
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 869 ft
- 771 mi to the ocean
- 123 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 72 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Iowa districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 30 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 28 mi to the nearest dog park
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Delaware County: R+40 in 2024
- Iowa: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk