Sterling is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Sterling, 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.
Of every 100 households in Sterling, 56 own their home
16 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 21 across CO. Sterling has about 13,054 residents (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 9 in every 100 workers. In the decade to 2020, the population moved −7%.
Median age 37.7 (CO 37.7).
About 134 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.6 points). Among residents 25 to 34, 71% are men (CO 52%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 15 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Sterling says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Sterling
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Sterling’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Sterling 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 Sterling 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.