KS area data
Peru, KS
Peru, KS.
Population: 259 (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
- wildfire
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 44.1 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Sedan City Airport (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 7
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.5 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,964
- Median annual property tax
- $816
- Households with broadband internet
- 8.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 472
- Average weekly wage
- $719
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Mining, Agriculture
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