KS area data
Gem, KS
Gem, KS.
Population: 175 (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
- drought, hail, winterWeather
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 20.7 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Shalz Field (CBK) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 6
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 4
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,945
- Median annual property tax
- $1,000
- Households with broadband internet
- 50.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 3,373
- Average weekly wage
- $944
- Top industries (by employment)
- Wholesale Trade, Construction, Finance & Insurance
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 5
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