MacksvilleKS
A town of 464, settled in 1878.
Is Macksville a good place to live?
Macksville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
464 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Macksville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Macksville, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Macksville.
Compared with most of Kansas and the rest of the country, the median rent in Macksville is lower
Typical home values rose 2.5% in the year to September 2026. For households in Macksville, the share who are owner-occupiers is 66%.
| Macksville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $594 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 66% | 72% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Macksville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Among working residents in Macksville, 4.5% work locally, below both Kansas’ towns (15%) and U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Macksville has lost 54 jobs, to 87 in 2023. For Macksville, the typical journey to work is 30 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 26 miles.
| Macksville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 16% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $56,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 15% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Macksville: four seasons and hot summers
July afternoons reach 92°, January nights drop to 20° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Macksville is
Among adults 18 to 64 in Macksville, 14% have no health insurance, against 8.9% in Kansas’ towns and 8.1% across U.S. towns. In Macksville, 31% of adults get no exercise outside work.
| Macksville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 8.9% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 25% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 77% | 79% |
| What stands out | Macksville | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.3% | 11.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 13.7% | 9.9% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 14.3% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Macksville, mostly drought
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 53% of U.S. communities. 28% of Macksville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from drought, followed by cold waves at 22%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Macksville after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2017.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Macksville
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Macksville; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Macksville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
95% of working residents leave Macksville for work
Where Macksville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Macksville
City in Stafford County, Kansas
Macksville is a city in Stafford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 471. It is located along Highway 50.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,024 ft
- ZIP code
- 67557
- Area code
- 620
Questions about Macksville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Macksville, KS a good place to live?
Macksville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.