Defiance is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Defiance, 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.
Owner-occupied: 90 of every 100 households in Defiance
Kids under 18 make up 18 in 100 residents (IA: 23). Roughly 242 people live in Defiance (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 31 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; locally, 11.
Median age 36.2 (IA 38.6).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 19 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Defiance says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Defiance
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Defiance’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Defiance 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 Defiance 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.