KS area data
Iola, KS
Iola, KS.
Population: 7,448 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $111,925
- 1-year appreciation
- +0.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +6.5%
- 5-year appreciation
- +32.5%
- 10-year appreciation
- +73.0%
- All-time peak (2025-11)
- $113,618
- House Price Index
- 407.6 (+4.2% YoY)
Market activity
- New listings (monthly)
- 10
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
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Very Low
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 56.0°F
- Average high
- 67.0°F
- Average low
- 46.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 42.5 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Fort Scott National Historic Site (38 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Allen County Airport (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Chanute Martin Johnson Airport (CNU) (16 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 4
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +23 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,968
- Median annual property tax
- $1,831
- Mean commute to work
- 16 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 64.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 4,123
- Average weekly wage
- $884
- Top industries (by employment)
- Wholesale Trade, Mining, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 26
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