Best PlacesHepburn, IA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hepburn, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hepburn ranks 18,722nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on state finances by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hepburn
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hepburn's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hepburn ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 94% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 94% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 89% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 89% of towns
- QuietBetter than 86% of towns
Where Hepburn ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 7% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 60 pleasant days a year, better than only 8% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 17% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hepburn
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hepburn home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $74,500, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hepburn's effective rate of 0.98%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hepburn
Hepburn runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hepburn.
Who works in Hepburn, and how
Work in Hepburn centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 28%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hepburn
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hepburn.
What the weather is like in Hepburn, month by month
Hepburn sees roughly 60 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 34, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 25° | 17° |
| April | 65° | 51° | 40° |
| July | 86° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 67° | 53° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Hepburn
Eppley Airfield sits about 56 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 73 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Hepburn
Schools across Hepburn average a B+, better than 79% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Garfield Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Sylvia Enarson Elementary SchoolC · 33% proficient
Top middle schools
- Southwest Valley Middle SchoolA− · 57% proficient
Top high schools
- Stanton High SchoolA · 75% proficient
- Clarinda High SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Southwest Valley High SchoolB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hepburn school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hepburn measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hepburn against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hepburn
Is Hepburn a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hepburn ranks 18,722nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on state finances, civic engagement, and few empty homes, and lowest on biking and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hepburn expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $225,000. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $74,500 median income, cost of living beats 75% of towns.
Is Hepburn safe?
Hepburn is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $486 per resident a year.
Compare Hepburn with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hepburn. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hepburn represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hepburn detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hepburn: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hepburn: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hepburn: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hepburn: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hepburn detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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