KS area data
Fort Riley, KS
Fort Riley, KS.
Population: 16,890 (Census ACS)
4 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with icestorm, winterweather, strongwind the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 9.9% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 407.6 (+4.2% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 4
- Elementary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- Fort Riley Elem, Morris Hill Elem, Fort Riley Middle School, Ware Elem
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- iceStorm, winterWeather, strongWind, tornado
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively High · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · landslide: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 86% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 30.3%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Fort Riley (6 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 35.0 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve (49 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 22
- Nearest airport
- Fort Riley LRS (Division Consolidated UAS Site) (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Marshall Army Air Field (FRI) (6 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Hospitals include
- Irwin ACH (FT Riley)
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.4 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,007
- Housing built before 1970
- 11.8%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 65.0%
- Households with broadband internet
- 90.2%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 7,599
- Average weekly wage
- $835
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Professional Services, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 42
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Fort Riley, KS?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: iceStorm, winterWeather, strongWind, tornado.
- What is the wildfire risk in Fort Riley, KS?
- Risk to homes is higher than 86% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Fort Riley, KS?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Fort Riley, KS?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve Fort Riley, KS?
- 4 schools (3 elementary, 1 middle) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the cost of living in Fort Riley, KS?
- Regional Price Parity: 90.1 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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