Preston is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Preston, 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 Preston have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
14 kids in every 100 people in Preston
Some 935 people live here (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 18 in 100 people are 65 or older; in Preston, 25. The census count changed by −6% from 2010 to 2020. For every 100 households, 73 own and the rest rent, beside 72 owners across IA.
Median age 46.1 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.5 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Preston says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Preston
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Preston’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Preston 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 Preston 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.