KS area data
Fort Riley, KS
Fort Riley, KS.
Population: 16,890 (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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, winterWeather, strongWind, tornado
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 35.0 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (49 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Fort Riley LRS (Division Consolidated UAS Site) (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Marshall Army Air Field (FRI) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,007
- Households with broadband internet
- 90.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 7,599
- Average weekly wage
- $835
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Professional Services, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 42
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