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Maysville grades D overall, 128th of 138 graded towns in Kentucky, mostly because of health and incomes. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 93% of the country. The median household income is $39K, and 24% of residents live below the poverty line. One bright spot: it is more walkable than 76% of U.S. towns. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 93% of U.S. towns, with 28 places on the National Register. 43% of working residents work locally in Maysville, above both the Kentucky town median (15%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Its National Register listings include Newdigate-Reed House and Washington Historic District. Among 142 Kentucky towns, just 2 have a lower January low than Maysville.
Where Maysville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Washington Historic District
Census counts: 137 in 1800, 8,873 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1815 and 2 maps from 1986 on.
25 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Maysville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Maysville, 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 Maysville.
Maysville draws workers from Lexington and beyond and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
6,495 jobs are based in Maysville, 2 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
The top destinations are Lexington (6%), Augusta (2%) and Flemingsburg (2%). The median commute is under 15 miles. In Maysville, 6.3% of workers work from home. Also worth knowing: jobs here fell by 585 from 2013 to 2023, to 6,495.
| Maysville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $39,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.3% | 10% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Two of its 6 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Mason County school district. The largest public high school is Mason County High School, with 877 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Straub Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 653 | – |
| Mason County High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 877 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Against the 2,118 U.S. towns with household incomes like Maysville’s, it is less healthy than 58%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
Among adults in Maysville, 22% smoke cigarettes and 17% have diabetes. This Kentucky town beats the Kentucky average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 44% of Maysville adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Maysville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| What stands out | Maysville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 84.2% | 81.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.3% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The violent offense rate in Maysville is 2.3 per 1,000 residents. The property crime rate in the town is 19.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Maysville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19.2 per 1,000 residents | 8.2 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.3 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Maysville’s going rate for rent stands at $699 a month. The share of households in Maysville who own their home: 52%. Values fell 1.3% in the year to September 2026.
| Maysville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $699 a month | $937 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
7.5 miles of trail in 7 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Maysville–Mason County Recreation Park, at 67 acres.
| Maysville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maysville–Mason County Recreation Park | — | 67 |
| 2. Wald Park | — | 8 |
| 3. Limestone Landing Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Maysville’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 74 of 100. Since 1997, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. 73% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 10%. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Maysville after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
21% of residents are 65 or older in Maysville. By age, Maysville looks like Kentucky: each broad group is within 4 points. In Maysville, the median age is 41 years.
| Maysville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 17% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 20% | 26% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 22% | 22% |
| Median age | 41 years | 37.6 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points). Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women. Median age: women 43.7, men 40.1.
| Maysville | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.1% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.3% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.2% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.9% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.2% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.2% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 21.7% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 10.6% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.3% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Maysville. Close and well known come first.
32 mi MountainSerpent Mound
8 mi MuseumJohn Rankin House
19 mi MuseumBlue Licks Battlefield State Park
27 mi MuseumDaniel Boone Cabin
8 mi MuseumJohn P. Parker House
36 mi MuseumTri-State Warbird MuseumSerpent Mound: The British Library, No restrictions · John Rankin House: Rdikeman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Licks Battlefield State Park: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain · Daniel Boone Cabin: Swampyank, CC BY-SA 4.0 · John P. Parker House: Nyttend, Public domain · Tri-State Warbird Museum: Aesopposea, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Maysville
About 3 of every 100 Maysville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
25 places in Maysville on the National Register of Historic Places.
20 notable people were born in Maysville.
City in Kentucky, United States
Maysville is a home rule-class city in Mason County, Kentucky, United States, and is the county seat of Mason County. The population was 8,873 as of the 2020 census. Maysville is on the Ohio River, 66 miles (106 km) northeast of Lexington. Two bridges cross the Ohio from Maysville to Aberdeen, Ohio: the Simon Kenton Memorial Bridge built in 1931 and the William H. Harsha Bridge built in 2001. On the edge of the outer Bluegrass Region, Maysville is historically important in Kentucky's settlement. Frontiersmen Simon Kenton and Daniel Boone are among the city's founders. Later, Maysville became an important port on the Ohio River for the northeastern part of the state. It exported bourbon whis…
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4 towns share a border with Maysville.
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Maysville grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #128 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades D for health, C for safety and C for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
That is 3.1 years of the area's median household income ($52,178 across the county). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
20 notable people were born here, including Rosemary Clooney and Nick Clooney.
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