Ocheyedan is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Ocheyedan, 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 Ocheyedan have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Ocheyedan were 100 households, 88 would own their home
22 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 23 across IA. Population: about 419 (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 4 in every 100 adults 25 and older.
Median age 46.8 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 22 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Ocheyedan says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Ocheyedan
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Ocheyedan’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Ocheyedan 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 Ocheyedan 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.