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A town of 2,790, laid out in 1866.
St. Marys gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $290K for a typical one, or 4.4 years of the Manhattan metro’s $65K median household income. It grades B+ overall, 54th among Kansas's 150 graded towns. On the plus side, 4% of its land is conserved. St. Marys’ trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both the Kansas town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Verschelden Funeral Home is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 7 of the 151 Kansas towns we compare have a lower median age than St. Marys.
Where St. Marys beats most towns.
3.7% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kansas), ordered by how far St. Marys is from typical.
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Census counts: 884 in 1880, 2,759 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1855 and 6 maps from 1889 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in St. Marys, 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 St. Marys.
1.9 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Riverside Park, at 30 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverside Park | — | 30 |
| 2. Flats Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Railroad Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
St. Marys’ July high is 90°F, against 91°F in Kansas’ towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Marys has chilly winters and warm summers.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Typical home values rose 7% in the year to September 2026. The typical St. 64% of households own their home in St. Marys.
| St. Marys | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 64% | 72% | 73% |
| Median rent | $892 a month | $977 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
St. Marys has about as many jobs (1,229) as working residents, but only 309 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 883 in 2013 to 1,229.
About one in 3 of St. 29% of St. Marys working residents work locally. Since 2013, St. Marys has added 346 jobs, to 1,229 in 2023.
| St. Marys | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 29% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 62% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in St. Marys.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Marys beats the Kansas average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| St. Marys | Kansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 77% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 22% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | St. Marys | KS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults getting cholesterol checked | 81.2% | 84.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of St. Marys; the nearest are
About 8 of every 100 St. Marys residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kansas.
City in Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties
St. Marys or Saint Marys is a city in Pottawatomie and Wabaunsee counties in Kansas of the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,759.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. St. Marys grades B+ overall, better than 66% of U.S. towns and #54 of 150 in Kansas. It grades B− for health 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 B+.
St. Marys was laid out in 1866 and has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including John Carroll and Lew Lane.