Lowden is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Lowden, 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 Lowden have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Lowden were 100 people, 27 would be 65 or older
Adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more: 23 in 100 (IA: 31). Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Lowden changed by +2%. About 769 people live in Lowden (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 72 in 100 households own their home; here, 77.
Median age 42.2 (IA 38.6).
About 75 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.7 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 32 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Lowden says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Lowden
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Lowden’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Lowden 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 Lowden 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.