KS area data
Lehigh, KS
Lehigh, KS.
Population: 344 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Lehigh, KS is $139,400. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Very Low, with icestorm, hail, lightning the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 9.9% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$139,400
Median home value
Very Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $139,400
- 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)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Very Low
- Top hazards (county)
- iceStorm, hail, lightning, strongWind, tornado
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively High · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 70% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 51.9%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
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
- 33.2 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 (40 mi)
- Airports within 30 mi
- 12
- Nearest airport
- Alfred Schroeder Field (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) (35 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 16
- Hospitals include
- SALINA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER, SALINA SURGICAL HOSPITAL, SUSAN B ALLEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.7 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.5 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,950
- Housing built before 1970
- 61.4%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 6.3%
- Median annual property tax
- $2,368
- Households with broadband internet
- 54.8%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,468
- Average weekly wage
- $797
- Top industries (by employment)
- Construction, Wholesale Trade, Agriculture
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 25
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 median home value in Lehigh, KS?
- $139,400.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Lehigh, KS?
- Overall risk: Very Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: iceStorm, hail, lightning, strongWind, tornado.
- What is the wildfire risk in Lehigh, KS?
- Risk to homes is higher than 70% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Lehigh, KS?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Lehigh, KS?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in Lehigh, KS?
- Regional Price Parity: 90.1 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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