Mallard is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Mallard, 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.
34 in every 100 people in Mallard are 65 or older
17 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 23 across IA. Mallard is home to about 259 people (2025 Census estimate). Owners hold 82 in every 100 households.
Median age 46.8 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.6 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 17 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Mallard says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Mallard
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Mallard’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Mallard 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 Mallard 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.