Melcher-Dallas is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Melcher-Dallas, 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.
Melcher-Dallas in 100 adults: 22 with a bachelor’s degree or more (IA: 31)
In the decade to 2020, the population moved −7%. Population: about 1,196 (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 72 in 100 households own their home; in Melcher-Dallas, 79. Kids under 18 make up 26 in 100 residents (IA: 23).
Median age 34.1 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 27 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Melcher-Dallas says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
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What Melcher-Dallas’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Melcher-Dallas 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 Melcher-Dallas 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.