In an effort to bring in new residents, it is selling abandoned houses for €1 if buyers commit to renovations.

[3] Maenza borders the following municipalities: Carpineto Romano, Giuliano di Roma, Priverno, Prossedi, Roccagorga, Supino.

When the ancient Volsci city of Privernum (Ita: Priverno) was destroyed by Saracen raids in the 9th century A.D., the city's population was dispersed and merged with groups of Germanic peoples who had entered Italy at the fall of the Western Roman Empire.

The names of many of the leading aristocratic families show the influence of the Germanic newcomers to the area.

[4] For most of its history, like dozens of towns in central Italy, Maenza alternated between being under the feudal lords of strong aristocratic families and being a part of the Papal States.