Belle Plaine is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Belle Plaine, 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.
20 in every 100 adults in Belle Plaine have a bachelor’s degree or more
16 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 23 across IA. Owners hold 80 in every 100 households. Over 2010–2020, the head count moved −8%. Belle Plaine counts about 2,346 residents (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 45 (IA 38.6).
About 125 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.6 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Belle Plaine says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Belle Plaine
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Belle Plaine’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Belle Plaine 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 Belle Plaine 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.