Rough and Ready is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Rough and Ready, 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.
What kind of neighbors does Rough and Ready have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Rough and Ready were 100 people, 40 would be 65 or older
Kids under 18 make up 23 in 100 residents (CA: 22). Population: about 736 (census survey, 2020–24). 80 in 100 households own their home. In the decade to 2020, the population moved −6%.
Median age 56 (CA 37.9).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
Workers 16 and older.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Rough and Ready says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Rough and Ready
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Rough and Ready’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Rough and Ready 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 Rough and Ready 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.