Mapleton is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Mapleton, 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 Mapleton have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
29 in every 100 people in Mapleton are 65 or older
74 in 100 households own their home, against 72 across IA. Mapleton is home to about 1,135 people (2025 Census estimate). Kids under 18 are 16 in every 100 residents. In the decade to 2020, the population moved −5%.
Median age 53.1 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Mapleton says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Mapleton
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Mapleton’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Mapleton 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 Mapleton 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.