KS area data
Galena, KS
Galena, KS.
Population: 5,025 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $127,441
- 1-year appreciation
- +2.9%
- 3-year appreciation
- +10.9%
- 5-year appreciation
- +27.3%
- 10-year appreciation
- +84.0%
- All-time peak (2025-01)
- $130,815
- House Price Index
- 407.6 (+4.2% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 9
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.0 (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
- 2
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- drought, iceStorm, strongWind, tornado, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 58.0°F
- Average high
- 68.0°F
- Average low
- 47.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 47.7 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- George Washington Carver National Monument (29 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Oswego Municipal Airport (12 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Joplin Regional Airport (JLN) (19 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -27 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,969
- Median annual property tax
- $900
- Mean commute to work
- 18 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 56.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,718
- Average weekly wage
- $1,096
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Construction, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 14
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