Mason City is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Mason City, 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.
If Mason City were 100 adults, 21 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
Home workers make up 4 in 100 workers (IA: 11). The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at −3%. The population is about 26,853 (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 72 in 100 households own their home; in Mason City, 66.
Median age 42.5 (IA 38.6).
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median age: women 45.2, men 41.3.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 14 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Mason City says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Mason City
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Mason City’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Mason City 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 Mason City 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.