Belmond is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Belmond, 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 Belmond have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Belmond in 100 people: 27 aged 65 or older (IA: 18)
Belmond’s head count changed +4% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Roughly 2,420 people live in Belmond (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 72 in 100 households own their home; here, 81. For every 100 residents, 30 are under 18, beside 23 across IA.
Median age 38.2 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Belmond says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Belmond
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Belmond’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Belmond 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 Belmond 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.