Maysville School · National Register of Historic Places
Maysville’s story
147 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1882.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1879Maysville is settled
MaysvilleCO
This town of 235 people was settled in 1879.
Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
235
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$1.32M
Census ACS
Median age
33.5
years
Jobs based here
22
A commuter town
Is Maysville a good place to live?
81% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Maysville, where Colorado’s towns sit at 44% and U.S. towns at 29%. Among 160 Colorado towns, just 4 have a lower midsummer high than Maysville. 71% of the land in Maysville is conserved, above both the Colorado town median (6.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Maysville School is on the National Register of Historic Places. Maysville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
235 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
Moving to Maysville: who provides what
Maysville is unincorporated, so Chaffee County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerXcel Energy15.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesChaffee CountyChaffee County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Colorado you can register online until 8 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 8 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereChaffee County Clerk and RecorderChaffee County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP code8120181201 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Maysville.
Outdoors
Open space protected for good: nearly a third of Maysville
11 miles of trail. Maysville’s concentration of trails stands at 0.9 miles per square mile.
71%conserved
71%
conserved · 5,618 of 7,914 acres
11 mi
of trails · 0.9 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
Maysville faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by avalanches
63% of Maysville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from avalanches, followed by inland flooding at 27%. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage here than in nearly four fifths of U.S. communities.
79risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
AvalanchesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Most of Maysville’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
Just over a fifth of Maysville residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles. The top destinations are Salida (36%), Denver (8%) and Colorado Springs (5%).
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Maysville0%
Salida36%
Denver8%
Colorado Springs5%
Buena Vista4%
13 mi
median commute distance
22
jobs based in Maysville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Maysville
Among 160 Colorado towns, just 10 have a lower January low than Maysville. July afternoons reach 73° and January nights drop to 8°.
73°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter9–32°
Spring23–49°
Summer42–71°
Fall27–53°
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
73°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Maysville is
A quarter of adults have obesity in Maysville. Of 26 CDC measures, Maysville beats the Colorado average on 8 and trails it on 4.
| Maysville | Colorado towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 26% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 71% | 79% |
26 measures vs. Colorado
8 better14 too close to call4 worse
| What stands out | Maysville | CO |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.8% | 9.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.6% | 11.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 7.8% |
Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center
8.5 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Housing
A home in Maysville sells for about $1.57M at the median
The share of households in Maysville who live in a home they own: 53%.
$1.57Mmedian sale price
0
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Maysville
15pages on Maysville
The big questions
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Maysville; the nearest are
Western Colorado UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Gunnison37.9 mi$11,318 in-state tuitionCommunity College of AuroraCommunity college · Public · Aurora112 mi$4,470 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Maysville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Colorado.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Maysville for work
Where Maysville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
22jobs based in Maysville
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Maysville
Census-designated place in Chaffee County, CO, USA
Maysville is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Chaffee County, Colorado, United States. The population of the Maysville CDP was 173 at the United States Census 2020. The Salida post office (Zip Code 81201) serves the area.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 9,505 ft
Questions about Maysville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Maysville, CO a good place to live?
Maysville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.