Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
80% more nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
The best of Maysville’s subject grades are an A for schools and cost of living and an A− for walkability; the weakest is a D for incomes. 24% of residents are 65 or older in Maysville, against 17% in Missouri’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Among 248 Missouri towns, just 5 have a lower January low than Maysville. Only 6 of Missouri’s 390 towns score higher on civic life. DeKalb County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Maysville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Maysville beats most towns.
DeKalb County CourthouseIn a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Missouri), ordered by how far Maysville is from typical.
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Census counts: 418 in 1880, 1,095 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1923 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
Most working residents leave Maysville for work: only 16% work in town. At $44,000, Maysville’s median household income is where Missouri’s towns sit at $62,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Since 2013, Maysville has lost 66 jobs, to 352 in 2023.
| Maysville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $44,000 | $62,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 16% | 13% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Maysville beats the Missouri average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 34% of Maysville adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Maysville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 38% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Maysville | MO |
|---|---|---|
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Maysville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 17° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Maysville home is worth about $226,000, up 3.1% in a year, 15% below the Missouri typical home. Maysville’s median rent is $675 a month.
| Maysville | Missouri towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $675 a month | $971 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 58% | 64% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Maysville; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Maysville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Missouri.
Where Maysville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Missouri, United States
Maysville is a city in DeKalb County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,095 at the 2020 census. Maysville is the county seat of DeKalb County. Maysville is part of the St. Joseph, Missouri metropolitan area.
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80% more nonprofits per person than the typical Missouri town.
Not for the area. Joseph, MO-KS metro 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.
2 notable people were born here, including Edward Harrison Taylor and James T. Blair, Jr..