KS area data
Alden, KS
Alden, KS.
Population: 148 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 407.6 (+4.2% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.1 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 14.6¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $14.80/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
- hail, iceStorm, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 29.9 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Fort Larned National Historic Site (49 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Willys Lake Airport (8 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Hutchinson Municipal Airport (HUT) (27 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 13
- Avg hospital rating
- 4.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,980
- Median annual property tax
- $594
- Households with broadband internet
- 70.8%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,751
- Average weekly wage
- $996
- Top industries (by employment)
- Agriculture, Professional Services, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 6
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