Palo is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Palo, 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 Palo have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Kids under 18: 35 of every 100 people in Palo
For every 100 workers, 15 work from home, beside 11 across IA. Over 2010–2020, the head count moved +37%. Palo has about 1,551 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 72 in 100 households own their home; here, 98.
Median age 32.7 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Palo says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Palo
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Palo’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Palo 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 Palo 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.