KS area data
New Century, KS
New Century, KS.
Population: 655 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 407.6 (+4.2% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,360/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,780/mo
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
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, lightning, tornado, winterWeather, coldWave
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 55.0°F
- Average high
- 66.0°F
- Average low
- 45.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 38.4 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 44
- Days with Good air quality
- 257
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site (22 mi)
- Nearest airport
- New Century AirCenter Airport (JCI) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (MKC) (26 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 39
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.5 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 108
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 337,969
- Average weekly wage
- $1,399
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Professional Services, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 1,721
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