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Mayetta vs Linn

76 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (14× in Linn) and property tax bill (+20% in Linn).

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Mayetta, KSHomes around $311KKansas · 347 people
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Linn, KSHomes around $193KKansas · 470 people
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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 →
LinnHomes around $193K
Housing$193K typical home23% below the KS typical home All about Linn →
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 worker14×
Linn is more of a job hub
Linn 1.12Mayetta 0.08
Property tax bill+20%
Tax bills are bigger in Linn
Linn $1,493Mayetta $1,240
Typical home built14 yrs
Mayetta’s homes are older
Linn 1957Mayetta 1943
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $860 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.

Mayetta$2,090/mo
Typical home $311K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.78% · or rent about $975/mo · Housing →
Linn$1,230/mo
Typical home $193K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.37% · or rent about $496/mo · Housing →

The difference: $860 a month, about $10,300 a year, between Mayetta and Linn.

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 –LinnNot 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
MayettaLinn
Snow a year14″9″
January low18°F—
July high91°F—
Growing season (days)199d—
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)62nd45th
Outdoors & history
MayettaLinn
Settled—1877
Archive photos—1
Community
MayettaLinn
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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

76 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

MayettaKSLinnKS
Mayetta ↔ Linn76 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.

MayettaLinn
People
Population 347Lowest 470Highest
Median age 32.9±12.9Highest 12% below KS 30±7.3Lowest 20% below KS
Mayetta and Linn 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% 24.5%±7.6Highest KS: 23.8%
Linn 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% 21.5%±8.2Highest KS: 17%
Linn 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% 19.1%Highest KS: 35.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 5.5%±5.7Highest KS: 6.6% 2.1%±1.6Lowest KS: 6.6%
Mayetta and Linn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $64,688±$10kLowest 13% below KS $74,432±$15kHighest about the KS average
Linn and Mayetta 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 $108,800±$39kHighest 50% below KS
Linn 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 $496±$230Lowest 53% below KS
Mayetta and Linn 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 $1,493Highest 47% below KS
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 38.6%±50.4Highest KS: 43.5% 32.8%±16.4Lowest KS: 43.5%
Mayetta and Linn 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% 8.7%Highest KS: 11.3%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 65.9%Highest KS: 67.2% 65.7%Lowest KS: 67.2%
Typical home builtmedian year 1943Lowest 33 yrs older than KS 1957Highest 19 yrs older than KS
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minHighest about the KS average 19 minLowest 4% below KS
Work from home 15.2%±10.5Highest KS: 11.8% 14.7%±8.8Lowest KS: 11.8%
Mayetta and Linn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.6%Lowest 8.1%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.3 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.08Lowest 1.12Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Topeka (27%)Washington (7%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in LinnFew work in Mayetta
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0% 0%
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 miLowest 0.1 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 98.9Lowest 111Highest
Schools
School district Royal Valley—
High school in town None in town—
Kansas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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