Geary County · Kansas · Midwest · 22k residents
Junction City, KS: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Junction City: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the Kansas median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $994/wk. Kansas's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%. Commercial electricity averages 11.2¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$994/wk
Corporate income tax
6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
25.6%
Commercial electricity
11.2¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Junction City's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
43/100
Steady
Ranks Junction City's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $171,500 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $145 |
| Property tax rate | 1.34% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $833/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $991/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.09% |
| Sales tax | 8.7% |
| Corporate income tax | 6.5% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $994/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.6% |
| Commercial electricity | 11.2¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 20.6/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $101,960 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $78,960 |
| Wage: General manager | $84,990 |
| Wage: Customer service | $38,620 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $30,990 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $51,750 |
| Wage: Electrician | $61,170 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $29,540 |
| Cost of living index | 77 |
| Groceries index | 95 |
| Utilities | $165/mo |
| Transit pass | $50/mo |
| Gas price | $3.00/gal |
| Healthcare index | 94 |
| Childcare (per child) | $950/mo |
| Median household income | $61,181 |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% |
| Population | 22k |
| Crime index | 48/100 |
| School rating | 6.0/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 41/100 |
| Avg. commute | 20 min |
| Sunny days / year | 230 days |
| July high | 89°F |
| January low | 19°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +2.6% |
| Home price MoM | -1.2% |
| Rent YoY | +2.5% |
| Rent MoM | +0.2% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | -1.0% |
| Building permits YoY | +41.8% |
| Ocean coast | 654 mi |
| Big lake | 6 mi |
| Mountains | 289 mi |
| Major airport | 101 mi |
| Ski resort | 335 mi |
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- Is Junction City a good place to run a business?
- Kansas's corporate income tax rate is 6.5%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $994/wk; commercial electricity averages 11.2¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Junction City, KS?
- Junction City indexes at 77 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $991/mo and a acs median home value of $171,500.
- How much does a house cost in Junction City?
- The acs median home value in Junction City is $171,500 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Junction City?
- A two-bedroom in Junction City rents for about $991/mo.