The top destinations are Topeka (27%), Holton (14%) and Wichita (3%). In Mayetta, 2.6% of residents live below the poverty line, below both the Kansas town median (9.1%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The average commute for Mayetta comes to 20 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles.

1%work in town

	Mayetta	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	0.6%	15%	8%
Below the poverty line	2.6%	9.1%	9.6%
Average trip to work	20 minutes	20 minutes	25 minutes
Median household income	$65,000	$73,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Mayetta1%

Topeka27%

Holton14%

Wichita3%

Overland Park3%

19 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Mayetta

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here13 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Mayetta Commute times20 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 19 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Mayetta’s kids attend

Its one school is below. Public schools: the Royal Valley school district. Mayetta’s only public school teaches 270 students.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Royal Valley Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8	Grades 5–8	270	B⁻

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The districtsRoyal Valley Every school1 school · Royal Valley Middle School Questions“Are Mayetta’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Housing

Homes in Mayetta are worth about $307K, by Zillow’s estimate

Nearly two thirds of households own their home in Mayetta. Home values are up 4.5% over the year to September 2026. Its rent at the middle of the market comes in at $975 a month.

$307KZillow home value

	Mayetta	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	66%	72%	73%
Median rent	$975 a month	$975 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Mayetta$307K

Kansas$246K

+4.5%

value change, 1 year

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Prices over the yearsUp 4.5% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 4.7 years of income Rents$975 a month · Median rent

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers in Mayetta

In Mayetta, the July high is 89°F.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–41°

Spring42–65°

Summer65–87°

Fall44–67°

Oct 14

typical first frost

Apr 24

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 89°, January lows 18°Rain & snow14″ of snow a winter · 36 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Mayetta is inland flooding, at a high overall level

FEMA puts nearly two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to wildfires. In Mayetta, the FEMA risk score is 62 of 100, against 49 of 100 in Kansas’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2007.

62risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingWildfireTornadoes

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesHigh risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters2 federal disasters · Paid out in Mayetta Get ready0.9 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Mayetta is

Among adults in Mayetta, 19% binge drink. Of 32 CDC measures, Mayetta beats the Kansas average on 2 and trails it on 4. Two figures for adults here: 74% had a checkup this year, 31% have high blood pressure.

	Mayetta	Kansas towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	19%	16%	16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	74%	77%	79%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	31%	34%	35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	19%	17%	17%