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MayettaKS

A town of 347. A typical home worth about $311K.

Population
347
residents
Typical home
$311K
+6.8% in a year
Household income
$65K
median
Median age
32.9
years
Jobs based here
13
A commuter town

What makes Mayetta stand out

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Small town

347 people, and everyone knows the way

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Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Mayetta

Most working residents leave Mayetta for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Topeka (27%), Holton (14%) and Wichita (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

1%work in town

Where working residents work

In Mayetta1%
Topeka27%
Holton14%
Wichita3%
Overland Park3%
19 mi
median commute distance
13
jobs based in Mayetta
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Housing

A typical Mayetta home is worth about $311K

The typical Mayetta home is worth about $311,000, up 6.8% in a year, 25% above the Kansas typical home.

$311KZillow home value

Typical home value

Mayetta$311K
Kansas$250K
+6.8%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Mayetta has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 89°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–41°
Spring42–65°
Summer65–87°
Fall44–67°
Oct 14
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.

62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
62High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireTornadoes
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Mayetta is

Mayetta beats the Kansas average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. Kansas
2 better26 too close to call4 worse
What stands outMayettaKS
Fewer adults with diabetes9.7%11.4%
Fewer adults who have had cancer7.1%8.1%
More adults in frequent mental distress18.5%16%
Holton Community Hospital
10 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Mayetta’s public schools outperform 58% of Kansas districts

The public schools Mayetta’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of Kansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

BSchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Royal Valley Middle School5–8270B−
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduationAll 1 schools →
A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Mayetta for work

Where Mayetta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

27% → Topeka Topeka 27% 14% → Holton Holton 14% 3% → Wichita Wichita 3% 3% → Overland Park Overland Park 3% 2% → Lawrence Lawrence 2% 2% → Lenexa Lenexa 2% Mayetta · 1% stay
13jobs based in Mayetta
1%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Mayetta

City in Jackson County, Kansas

Mayetta is a city in Jackson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population is 348.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
348
Area
0.2 sq mi
Elevation
1,191 ft
ZIP code
66509
Area code
785

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