Maize is #1 in Kansas for growth
Maize is ranked on 34 lists against the 158 Kansas towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 3 and the top quarter on 10.
Maize is on Kansas’s podium 2 times
Each list ranks every KS town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Maize marked.
Maize out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
More kids than 96% of Kansas
Not better or worse, just Maize’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
1 spot from the top 25 for graduation rate
Lists where Maize sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Maize lands in the top half on 12 of 20 lists
Each dot is Maize’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in KS, the right end is last. Areas where Maize does best come first.
Every KS list, and where Maize lands
41 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Housing
L Vacation-home towns#1 Lincoln · 11.7% #97
Most new homes#1 Maize · 31.5 per 1,000
#1
Fastest-rising home prices#1 Garnett · +85.9%
#17
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Edwardsville · 15.1 per home
#13 Health
Healthiest#1 Fairway · 98 / 100
#17
F
Lowest obesity#1 Fort Riley · 25%
#29
Fewest smokers#1 Mission Hills · 7%
#18
Most active#1 Fairway · 15%
#7
Fewest uninsured#1 Mission Hills · 4%
#40
Lowest depression#1 Leawood · 17%
#109
Closest to a top hospital#1 Winfield · 0.2 mi
#29 
People
Most educated#1 Mission Hills · 87.3%
#39
Youngest#1 Sherlock · 22.5
#78
M
Oldest#1 Monmouth · 54.0
#82
Most residents 65+#1 Minneha · 29.6%
#138
Most kids#1 Sherlock · 45.8%
#7 Getting around
Shortest commute#1 Norton · 7.4 min
#62 Safety
Safest#1 Ulysses · 5.6
#39 Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Winfield · 34.9%
#126
Most trails#1 Iola · 2.4 mi / sq mi
Most walkable#1 Roeland Park · 169 / sq mi
#101 Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Oaklawn-Sunview · 0.7 yrs
#126
Cheapest rent#1 Prospect · $538/mo
#138
Lowest property tax#1 Oaklawn-Sunview · $701/yr
#131
Rent easiest to afford#1 Dodge City · 27.6%
The number on the right is Maize’s spot. All of Kansas’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
Do the numbers ring true?
The lists count what can be counted. Neighbors know the rest.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every KS list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.