Maize KS - 1912, 1912
Maize’s story
140 years in pictures
Census counts: 189 in 1920, 5,735 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1912 and 5 maps from 1941 on.
- 1886Maize is settled
MaizeKS
A town of 7,853, settled in 1886.
Population
7,853
2025 Census estimate · +36.8% since 2020
Typical home
$309K
+0.5% in a year
Household income
$72K
median
Median age
38.0
years
Jobs based here
3,699
Balanced
TownGrade
B
#65 of 150 in KS
Is Maize a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Maize grades B overall, ranked 65th of 150 in Kansas. It is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns and its public schools beat 81% of Kansas towns on state tests and graduation. The trade-off is money: homes are expensive, about $309K for a typical one and 4.4 times the Wichita metro’s $71K median household income. Only 26 of Kansas’ 373 towns score lower on history. Maize is more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns. Only 31 of Kansas’ 362 towns score lower on civic life.
What makes Maize stand out
Where Maize beats most towns.
A growing town
Maize has grown 129% since 2010
3,420 counted in 2010 and 5,735 in 2020; an estimated 7,853 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 36.8% since 2020, after 67.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Maize grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Maize is from typical.
HealthVia Christi Hospital Wichita St. Teresa 4.5 miles awayAOpen →Cost of livingC−Open →SchoolsA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.4 of 20; 10.5% of households have no carA−Open →Jobs & income$72K median household incomeBOpen →SafetyC+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 40% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors1 mile of trail; 0% conserved landDOpen →History1 notable person born hereC−Open →Civic lifeC−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market$309K typical home, up 0.5% in a year; 103 days on market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 38.0–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Maize: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Maize, and how to reach them.
PowerEvergy14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCity of Maize water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offWichita Transfer Station, 4 miOpenStreetMap
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSedgwick County Election CommissionerSedgwick County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2026
ZIP codes67101, 67223, 6720567101 96% · 67223 2% · 67205 2%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 Maize.
Maize fares better on crime within Kansas than nationally and has more than doubled its jobs in ten years, but it has little public open land.
HealthA
Maize’s grade for health is an A
Maize: 73% of adults had a checkup this year. Among 150 Kansas towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Maize. Of 32 CDC measures, Maize beats the Kansas average on 17 and trails it on 1.
86%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
| Maize | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 77% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
32 measures vs. Kansas
17 better14 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Maize | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.3% | 13% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5% | 6.7% |
| Fewer adults getting a yearly checkup | 72.9% | 76.6% |
Via Christi Hospital Wichita St. Teresa
4.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, mental health
89th
percentile among KS towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
HousingCost of living grade C−
Maize’s grade for cost of living is a C−
On the market in Maize: a median 103 days to sell. Maize: just over half of households own their home, against 72% in Kansas’ towns and 73% across U.S. towns. The typical rent for Maize comes to $1,399 a month.
$309KZillow home value
| Maize | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,399 a month | $975 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Maize$309K
Kansas$246K
Market temperature
103
days on market
100.1%
sale-to-list price
+0.5%
value change, 1 year
32
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
In Maize, expect four seasons and hot summers
Summer afternoons peak near 93° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 13 inches a winter. Summers in Maize are hot, and winters chilly.
13″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter24–46°
Spring45–68°
Summer67–90°
Fall46–70°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 11
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Fewer young adults than Kansas overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); children under 18 are 32% of residents (24% statewide). Maize is growing: up 37% since 2020, to 7,853 residents (2025 estimate). Among residents here, 11% are 65 or older. Four-year graduates: 39% of adults 25 and older here, 36% across Kansas.
38median age · KS 37.4
| Maize | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 29% | 29% |
| Median age | 38 years | 38.2 years | 40.5 years |
MaizeKansasUnited States
Ages · share of residents
19%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma2%
High school24%
Some college25%
Associate’s9%
Bachelor’s29%
Graduate11%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points. Across Kansas, 49.8% of residents are women.
| Maize | KS | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 12.5% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.9% | 11.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.2% | 10.2% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.7% | 12.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 12.9% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.4% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.8% | 12.2% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.5% | 6.9% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1.9% | 8% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.4% | 25.4% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.1% | 21.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 28.6% | 22.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.8% | 13.4% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B
More than half of Maize’s working residents commute to Wichita
Jobs based here grew from 747 in 2013 to 3,699.
In Maize, just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Maize for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Maize has added 2,952 jobs, to 3,699 in 2023. The average commute for Maize comes to 18 minutes, below both Kansas’ towns (20 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes).
6%work in town
| Maize | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.5% | 15% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Maize6%
Wichita59%
Waco Township4%
Riverside Township3%
Hutchinson2%
9 mi
median commute distance
3,699
jobs based in Maize
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
A−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 77% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
SafetyC+
More crime per resident in Maize than in 62% of U.S. towns
At 24.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 51% of Kansas’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 185 to 105 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The rate of reported violence in Maize is 3.2 per 1,000 residents. The level of property crime in the town is 10.9 per 1,000 residents.
38%of U.S. towns report more crimeC+Safety Grade
| Maize | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.2 per 1,000 residents | 2.5 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 10.9 per 1,000 residents | 11.1 | 9.9 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Maize3.2
Kansas4.8
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Maize10.9
Kansas19.2
U.S.15.5
38th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
51st
percentile among KS towns
24
violent crimes reported in 2025
81
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
The biggest natural risk in Maize is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in three fifths of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 36% of Maize’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 22% to tornadoes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Maize once, in 2005.
40risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
1
paid flood claims since 2008
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
0.2% of Maize is conserved land
Just 16 of its 6,398 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Maize itself; its outdoors grade is D.
There are 0.8 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. For Maize, the concentration of trails is 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: one, of 6 acres.
0.2%conserved
| Maize | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
0.2%
conserved · 16 of 6,398 acres
0.8 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maize Park | 0.5 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 12 attractions →Sedgwick County Zoo and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maize. Close and well known come first.
5 mi Zoo & aquariumSedgwick County Zoo
32 mi MuseumKansas Cosmosphere and Space Center150K visitors a year9 mi Zoo & aquariumTanganyika Wildlife Park
8 mi MuseumExploration Place
14 mi MuseumKansas Aviation Museum
8 mi MuseumWichita Art MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Sedgwick County Zoo: Patrick Pelletier, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center: Patrick Pelletier (Ppelleti (talk)), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Exploration Place: 04stx, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kansas Aviation Museum: David G. Keith, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wichita Art Museum: FUBAR007, CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Maize
20pages on Maize
The big questions
SchoolsA−Beat 81% of KS districtsSafetyC+3.2 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2025)HealthABetter than KS on 17 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingC−$309K typical home · up 0.5% in a yearWork & commuteB$72K median household income · 3,699 jobs hereNatural hazardsBFEMA risk higher than 40% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Maize
Newman UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Wichita8.3 mi$35,500 tuitionWichita State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Wichita9.9 mi$9,684 in-state tuitionWichita State University-Campus of Applied Sciences and TechnologyCommunity college · Public · Wichita12.9 mi$7,238 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Maize residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
About Maize
City in Sedgwick County, Kansas
Maize is a city in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States, and a northwestern suburb of Wichita. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,735. The name Maize, derived from a Native American word for "corn", was so named because it is located within the Corn Belt.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1886
- Area
- 9.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,348 ft
- ZIP code
- 67101
- Area code
- 316
Maize’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Maize.
Wichita next door grades lower for schools (D to Maize’s A−) and higher for cost of living (B to C−).
Park TownshipWichitaUnion TownshipMaize
How the neighbors grade
| Town | KS rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize | #65 | B | C− | C+ | A− | A |
| Park Township | #48 | B+ | D | — | A− | A− |
| Wichita | #149 | D | B | D− | D | C+ |
| Union Township | #12 | A | B− | — | A | A− |
Park Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Maize with a neighbor →
Questions about Maize
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Maize, KS a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Maize grades B overall, better than 61% of U.S. towns and #65 of 150 in Kansas. It grades A for health, C+ for safety and A− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Maize, KS expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.