Calmar is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Calmar, 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 Calmar have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Calmar were 100 workers, 4 would work from home
Adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more: 26 in 100 (IA: 31). From the 2010 census to the 2020 one, the change was +15%. Calmar has about 1,098 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 18 in 100 people are 65 or older; here, 13.
Median age 30.5 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 7.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Calmar says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Calmar
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Calmar’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Calmar 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 Calmar 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.