KS area data
New Century, KS
New Century, KS.
Population: 655 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with icestorm, lightning, tornado 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)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $1,100/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,200/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,360/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,780/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $2,110/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
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)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- iceStorm, lightning, tornado, winterWeather, coldWave
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively High · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively High · heatWave: Relatively High · iceStorm: Very High · inlandFlooding: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 35% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 19.7%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Chemical Commodities, Inc. (6.2 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)
- Average annual temperature
- 55.0°F
- Average high
- 66.0°F
- Average low
- 45.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 38.4 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)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 44
- Days with Good air quality
- 257
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 109
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 80
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site (22 mi)
- National parks include
- Harry S Truman National Historic Site, Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 53
- 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
- Hospitals include
- SAINT JOHN HOSPITAL, ADVENTHEALTH OTTAWA, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.5 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 108
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.3 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
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
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is typical rent in New Century, KS?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,360/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in New Century, KS?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: iceStorm, lightning, tornado, winterWeather, coldWave.
- What is the wildfire risk in New Century, KS?
- Risk to homes is higher than 35% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in New Century, KS?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near New Century, KS?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in New Century, KS?
- Good. Median AQI: 44. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in New Century, KS?
- Regional Price Parity: 90.1 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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