Clear Lake is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Clear Lake, 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 Clear Lake have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Clear Lake in 100 people: 28 aged 65 or older (IA: 18)
In the decade to 2020, the population moved −1%. About 7,601 people call Clear Lake home (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 23 in 100 people are under 18; here, 17. For every 100 households, 76 own and the rest rent, beside 72 owners across IA.
Median age 49.1 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.7 points.
Counted by household. Plus 18.8% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 19 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Clear Lake says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Clear Lake
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Clear Lake’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake 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.