Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Maysville’s best subject grade is an A for history; its weakest is a C− for walkability. Maysville’s average trip to work is 41 minutes, against 26 minutes in Georgia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 264 Georgia towns, just 7 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Maysville. On history, just 17 of Georgia’s 373 towns do better. Maysville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 88% of U.S. towns. Only 21 of Georgia’s 374 towns score lower on the outdoors. Maysville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Maysville beats most towns.
Where Maysville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Maysville is from typical.
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Census counts: 116 in 1880, a low of 116 in 1880, 1,867 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 3 maps from 1891 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Maysville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Maysville.
Most working residents leave Maysville for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Maysville grew to 297 in 2023, 43 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Gainesville (12%), Jefferson (6%) and Athens (5%).
| Maysville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 15% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Jackson County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maysville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 468 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within GA on state tests and graduation
Maysville beats the Georgia average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Maysville, where Georgia’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 14%. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Maysville.
| Maysville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 39% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 40% | 36% |
| What stands out | Maysville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.2% | 15% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.8% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Maysville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Maysville is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Maysville's reported crime rate is well below Georgia's. Maysville’s property crime rate is 5.6 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Maysville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.4 per 1,000 residents | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.6 per 1,000 residents | 14.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The typical Maysville home is worth about $325,000, up 1% in a year, close to the Georgia typical home. 89% of Maysville households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maysville Park | 0.1 mi | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Maysville
About 2 of every 100 Maysville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
3 notable people were born in Maysville.
Town in Georgia, United States
Maysville is a town in Banks and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, Maysville had a population of 1,867.
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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($77,063 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
3 notable people were born here, including David L. McDonald and Mattie Lou O'Kelley.
