Ione is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Ione, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
If Ione were 100 households, 78 would own their home
Home workers make up 8 in 100 workers (CA: 17). The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at −35%. The population is about 9,282 (2025 Census estimate). 14 in 100 residents are kids under 18.
Median age 41.5 (CA 37.9).
About 195 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.9 points). Among residents 18 to 24, 80% are men (CA 51%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 11.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Ione says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Ione
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Ione’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Ione or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Ione in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.