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StanhopeIA

A town of 509. A typical home worth about $176K.

Population
509
residents
Typical home
$176K
+4.8% in a year
Household income
$61K
median
Median age
40.1
years
Jobs based here
40
A commuter town

What makes Stanhope stand out

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Small town

509 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Stanhope

Most working residents leave Stanhope for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Ames (20%), Webster City (13%) and Boone (5%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Stanhope4%
Ames20%
Webster City13%
Boone5%
Stratford5%
20 mi
median commute distance
40
jobs based in Stanhope
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Stanhope home is worth about $176K

The typical Stanhope home is worth about $176,000, up 4.8% in a year, 27% below the Iowa typical home.

$176KZillow home value

Typical home value

Stanhope$176K
Iowa$240K
+4.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Stanhope has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 32 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter13–30°
Spring37–59°
Summer61–82°
Fall39–61°
Oct 2
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Stanhope is

Stanhope beats the Iowa average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

32 measures vs. Iowa
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outStanhopeIA
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.9%11.6%
More adults who have had cancer9.9%8.7%
Van Diest Medical Center
11.4 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

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.

51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
51Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtTornadoes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Stanhope for work

Where Stanhope’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Ames Ames 20% 13% → Webster City Webster City 13% 5% → Boone Boone 5% 5% → Stratford Stratford 5% 4% → Fort Dodge Fort Dodge 4% 4% → Story City Story City 4% Stanhope · 4% stay
40jobs based in Stanhope
4%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Stanhope

City in Iowa, USA

Official town website ↗

Stanhope is a city in Hamilton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 364 at the time of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
364
Area
1.0 sq mi
Elevation
1,115 ft
ZIP code
50246

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