KS area data
Lorraine, KS
Lorraine, KS.
Population: 264 (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
- iceStorm
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 31.1 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Fort Larned National Historic Site (59 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Ellsworth Municipal Airport (11 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Russell Municipal Airport (RSL) (35 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 14
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.8 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.6 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,952
- Median annual property tax
- $1,387
- Households with broadband internet
- 95.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 1,334
- Average weekly wage
- $930
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Professional Services, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 4
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