IA area data
Hillsboro, IA
Hillsboro, IA.
Population: 235 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $202,315
- 1-year appreciation
- +11.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +21.6%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $202,315
- House Price Index
- 379.0 (+3.7% YoY)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- -0.8%
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Low)
- 89.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.7¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- drought, lightning, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 40.9 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 46
- Days with Good air quality
- 208
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 2
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site (59 mi)
- Nearest airport
- R S Auto Airport (11 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) (29 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 3
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +28 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,948
- Median annual property tax
- $1,125
- Households with broadband internet
- 57.1%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,358
- Average weekly wage
- $846
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Wholesale Trade, Finance & Insurance
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 3
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