A small college town of about 11,000 residents, Maryville boasts a low unemployment rate and a high graduation rate among high school students. Crimes, especially violent crimes, are rare. In 1998, Maryville's Public Safety office investigated one homicide, three cases of stolen property and two sexual assault cases.
People still know each other and they know each others' kids.
Our quality of life is a commodity that is worth protecting, whatever it takes. It was that quality of life and sense of security that appealed to Fred Lamer, a professor of mass communication at Northwest Missouri State University, when he moved to Maryville from Los Angeles 18 years ago. Maryville City Manager David Angerer said a constant flow of new residents makes Maryville an attractive place to live. Maryville has evolved since it was settled in 1845 as the Nodaway County seat. Kawasaki Motors Corp. The town also is home to Northwest Missouri State University.