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Mayetta vs Edna

159 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (4.3× in Edna) and property tax bill (+28% in Edna).

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Mayetta, KSHomes around $311KKansas · 347 people

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Edna, KSHomes around $163KKansas · 297 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

MayettaHomes around $311K

Housing$311K typical home25% above the KS typical home All about Mayetta →

EdnaHomes around $163K

Housing$163K typical home35% below the KS typical home All about Edna →

The biggest differences

Where they differ most

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker4.3×

Edna is more of a job hub

Edna 0.34Mayetta 0.08

Property tax bill+28%

Tax bills are bigger in Edna

Edna $1,590Mayetta $1,240

Average commute7 min

Mayetta has the shorter commute

Edna 27 minMayetta 20 min

Typical home built16 yrs

Mayetta’s homes are older

Edna 1959Mayetta 1943

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,000 more a month in Mayetta

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Mayetta$2,090/mo

Typical home $311K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.78% · or rent about $975/mo · Housing →

Edna$1,100/mo

Typical home $163K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.77% · or rent about $830/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,000 a month, about $12,000 a year, between Mayetta and Edna.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Kansas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

BMayettaBetter than 58% of districts in the state –EdnaNot graded

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

MayettaEdna

Snow a year14″11″

January low18°F —

July high91°F —

Growing season (days)199d —

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd 58th

Outdoors & history

MayettaEdna

Settled—1886

National Register places—1

Archive photos—5

Community

MayettaEdna

Library hours a week—26 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

159 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MayettaKS EdnaKS

Mayetta ↔ Edna159 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Kansas average

MayettaEdna

People

Population 347Highest 297Lowest

Median age 32.9±12.9Lowest 12% below KS 34.3±13.7Highest 8% below KS

Edna and Mayetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 18.2%±7.3Lowest KS: 23.8% 25.6%±6.8Highest KS: 23.8%

Edna and Mayetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 10.7%±5.1Lowest KS: 17% 17.2%±5.6Highest KS: 17%

Edna and Mayetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 16.4%Lowest KS: 35.6% 16.5%Highest KS: 35.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±5.7Lowest KS: 6.6% 14.1%±11.8Highest KS: 6.6%

Edna and Mayetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $64,688±$10kHighest 13% below KS $63,542±$18kLowest 14% below KS

Mayetta and Edna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $69,600±$22kLowest 68% below KS $90,000±$50kHighest 59% below KS

Edna and Mayetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $975±$356Highest 8% below KS $830±$45Lowest 22% below KS

Mayetta and Edna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $1,240Lowest 56% below KS $1,590Highest 43% below KS

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.6%±50.4Lowest KS: 43.5% 65%±49Highest KS: 43.5%

Edna and Mayetta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 2.6%Lowest KS: 11.3% 13.5%Highest KS: 11.3%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 65.9%Lowest KS: 67.2% 69.7%Highest KS: 67.2%

Typical home builtmedian year 1943Lowest 33 yrs older than KS 1959Highest 17 yrs older than KS

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minLowest about the KS average 27 minHighest 36% above KS

Work from home 15.2%±10.5Highest KS: 11.8% 2%±3.2Lowest KS: 11.8%

Mayetta and Edna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 3.5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 19.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 0.34Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Topeka (27%)Parsons (17%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in EdnaFew work in Mayetta

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%

Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 98.9Lowest 116Highest

Schools

School district Royal Valley—

High school in town None in town—

Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Mayetta neighborsTown Square →

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.