Prairie City is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Prairie 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.
What kind of neighbors does Prairie City have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Prairie City in 100 people: 31 kids under 18 (IA: 23)
The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at +1%. 77 in 100 households own their home. The population is about 1,724 (2025 Census estimate). For every 100 workers, 16 work from home, beside 11 across IA.
Median age 36 (IA 38.6).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 26 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Prairie City says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Prairie City
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Prairie 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 Prairie 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 Prairie 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.