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Marysville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $163K, 2.4 years of the county’s $68K median household income. It grades B− overall, 80th among Kansas's 150 graded towns. On the plus side, it is more walkable than 92% of U.S. towns. Marysville’s average trip to work is 9 minutes, against 20 minutes in Kansas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Marysville has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Marshall County Courthouse and Charles Koester House. Marysville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 90% of U.S. towns.
Where Marysville beats most towns.
Marysville Pony Express BarnWhere Marysville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far Marysville is from typical.
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Its founding year, 1854, comes before those of 91% of the Kansas towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 171 in 1860, 3,447 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1862 and 4 maps from 1889 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Marysville, 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 Marysville.
Marysville draws workers from Blue Rapids and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and fares better on crime within Kansas than nationally.
3.3 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Marysville is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Marysville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Marysville City Park | 0.2 mi | 13 |
| 2. Lion's Park | — | 6 |
| 3. Dargatz Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Marysville school district. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Marysville Jr/Sr High, with 364 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marysville ElemLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 417 | B |
| Marysville Jr/Sr HighLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 364 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KS on state tests and graduation
2,414 jobs are based in Marysville, 1.7 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 9.2 minutes, against 19.7 across Kansas.
57% of Marysville’s working residents work right in town. Jobs based in Marysville fell to 2,414 in 2023, 473 fewer than in 2013. Marysville’s median household income is $55,000.
| Marysville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $55,000 | $73,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
61.7% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 43.5% across Kansas.
Typical home values rose 6.5% in the year to September 2026.
| Marysville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $692 a month | $977 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 72% | 73% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Against the 7,537 U.S. towns with household incomes like Marysville’s, it is healthier than 60%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
Marysville beats the Kansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 18% of Marysville adults smoke cigarettes.
| Marysville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Marysville | KS |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.7% | 77.6% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 6.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The Marysville weather station records that about 46 days a year reach 90°: more than most of the country, but fewer than 84% of Kansas places with climate records. July afternoons average 89.7°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 77% of Kansas places with climate records; January nights average 16.1°.
Marysville has chilly winters and warm summers. Among 151 Kansas towns, just 1 have a lower January low than Marysville. About 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Marysville | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 16°F | 21°F | 22°F |
| July high | 90°F | 91°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 24.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 51% of Kansas’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 66 to 38 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 14 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Marysville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Marysville; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Marysville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Kansas.
7 places in Marysville on the National Register of Historic Places.
11 notable people were born in Marysville.
City in Marshall County, Kansas
Marysville is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,447.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Marysville grades B− overall, better than 51% of U.S. towns and #80 of 150 in Kansas. It grades C for health, C+ for safety and B− for schools.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
11 notable people were born here, including Moondog and Michael McClure.
