Hartley is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Hartley, 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 Hartley have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Hartley were 100 adults, 14 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
Hartley has about 1,579 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 23 in 100 people are under 18; locally, 18. Over 2010–2020, the head count moved −4%. 80 in 100 households own their home, against 72 across IA.
Median age 47.9 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Hartley says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Hartley
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Hartley’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Hartley 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 Hartley 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.