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Harper’s story
Harper in pictures
4 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
HarperIA
A town of 155. A typical home worth about $174K.
Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
155
residents
Typical home
$174K
+15.3% in a year
Household income
$100K
median
Median age
30.3
years
Land area
0 sq mi
What makes Harper stand out
The thing Harper does most differently from other towns.
Small town
155 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Harper. Another town gets a different order.
Housing
A typical Harper home is worth about $174K
The typical Harper home is worth about $174,000, up 15.3% in a year, 27% below the Iowa typical home.
$174KZillow home value
Typical home value
Harper$174K
Iowa$240K
+15.3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Harper has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 25 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
25″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–34°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall41–63°
Oct 15
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health
How healthy Harper is
Harper beats the Iowa average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
32 measures vs. Iowa
1 better30 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Harper | IA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.2% | 66.6% |
| More smokers | 18.5% | 14.5% |
Keokuk County Health Center
8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesStrong wind
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
About Harper
City in Iowa, United States
Harper is a city in Keokuk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 118 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 118
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 807 ft
- ZIP code
- 52231
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