Just 15 miles from Ames, Maxwell shares customers, commuters and competitors with a much larger city. Web design in Maxwell has to show that you are local. Aria builds small business websites for Maxwell companies for $89 a month, with the domain, business email and hosting included, and you only pay after you approve the website.
No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website.
Maxwell and its neighbors
Around Maxwell, the nearest cities and towns are Collins (4.6 miles, pop. 497), Cambridge (7.3 miles, pop. 827), Elkhart (9.4 miles, pop. 1,097), Colo (9.4 miles, pop. 838), Nevada (9.5 miles, pop. 6,974) and Huxley (10 miles, pop. 4,715). Ames Municipal Airport (AMW) is 14 miles northwest of Maxwell in a straight line. Nevada, seat of Story County, lies 9.5 miles to the northwest. There are 41 incorporated cities and towns within 25 miles of Maxwell. Naming Collins, Cambridge and the other places you cover on a service area page tells customers outside Maxwell that you work there too.
Climate normals for 1991-2020 from Colo, 9.5 miles away, put the July average high at 83°F and the January average low at 10°F. Precipitation totals about 36 inches a year, with June the wettest month. About 11 days a year hit 90°F or more. Winter reshuffles demand: plowing and heating in winter, landscaping and outdoor work the rest of the year. If you offer emergency or same-week service in bad weather, state it clearly and make the contact form fast to fill in.
Story County: 101,291 residents (2025) in 15 incorporated places.
Website design for the people of Maxwell
88.2% of Maxwell households are homeowners (71.7% statewide). Maxwell homeowners hire contractors, cleaners, landscapers and insurance agents, and most check them online first.
81.5% of the people in Maxwell were born in Iowa, against 69.6% statewide. A rooted community still looks businesses up before calling, if only to find the hours.
How big is the Maxwell market?
The median household income in Maxwell is $97,639, about 30% above the Iowa median of $75,059. Of the 355 households in Maxwell, 88.2% are homeowners.
Since 2020 the count has slipped: 857 then, 844 in 2025. The estimates peaked in 2021, at 862. Statewide, the change was +1.5%. A steady city rewards the business people can find and trust quickly.
Businesses in and around Maxwell
The Census counted 40 establishments with employees in 2023 in ZIP code 50161, which includes Maxwell and its surroundings. Here is part of that mix, with what each website should show:
- Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning contractors (3): emergency availability in plain words, the towns you cover and license information.
County-wide, Story County counts 2,162 businesses with employees and 6,013 self-employed or nonemployer businesses (2023). Retail trade accounts for 12.4% of the county’s employer establishments, ahead of accommodation and food services (12.2%) and other services (repair, personal care, organizations) (11.0%). The jobs Maxwell residents hold are mostly in education, health care and social assistance (24.0%) and manufacturing (18.6%).
A web designer for Maxwell businesses, working online
Aria is a web design company based in Curitiba, Brazil, building websites, online stores and business email since 2008. Nobody from Aria will visit: you send your material by email, and you approve the website on a temporary link.
- Start with the online sign-up, which takes about 5 minutes.
- Within 5 business days you get a temporary link with the whole website, built with your logo, colors and photos.
- Approve it, pay the first month, and the website goes live on your domain together with your business email.
Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and security updates are on us, and content changes you send by email are included.
- Business website or online store, same price
- Your domain, registered and renewed by us (or the one you already have)
- Business email on your domain: 5 GB, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, SSL certificate and daily backups
- Changes to text, photos and prices, requested by email
- Ready within 5 business days on a temporary link
Paperwork and rules for Iowa businesses online
A few rules apply to any Maxwell business that sells or advertises online:
- A trade name has to be your legal name or a trade name (assumed name) registered with Iowa. Iowa Code chapter 547 (section 547.1)
- Iowa’s state sales tax rate is 6%, and many cities and counties add a 1% local option sales tax on top of it. Iowa Department of Revenue
This is general information, not legal advice; check with the Iowa agencies, Story County, the city of Maxwell or an attorney.
Questions from Maxwell business owners
Can the website mention Collins, Cambridge and the other towns I cover?
Yes. A service area page can name each town you cover, such as Collins, Cambridge and Colo.
Is a website worth it for a business in a city of 844 people?
Your customers come from all of Story County, not only Maxwell: the county has 2,162 businesses with employees and 6,013 without (2023). The website is what they find when they search.
Who writes the text and chooses the photos?
You send what you have (logo, photos, a description of your services) by email, and we build the website with your brand on a proven template. You review every page and approve the text before publication.
Is there a setup fee?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the $89 monthly fee, after you approve your website. There is no lock-in contract either: you can end the service whenever you need.
Put your Maxwell business on the web
Sign-up in about 5 minutes, website within 5 business days on a temporary link, and the $89 monthly fee only after you approve it.
- Population figures for Maxwell: Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates. Households, income, commuting and housing: American Community Survey 2020-2024, 5-year. Businesses: ZIP Code and County Business Patterns 2023 and Nonemployer Statistics 2023. Distances: 2025 Gazetteer, straight line.
- Climate: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (station USC00131710).
- Founding year, nickname, elevation, waters, colleges, hospitals, airports and parks: Wikidata (item Q1889252), retrieved on October 30, 2026; distances are straight-line.
- County seats: USGS National Atlas. State rules: the official Iowa sources linked above, checked on October 30, 2026.