Red Oak is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Red Oak, 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.
If Red Oak were 100 households, 60 would own their home
18 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, against 31 across IA. In the decade to 2020, the population moved −3%. Red Oak has about 5,388 residents (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 19 in every 100 residents.
Median age 40.2 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.9 points. Median age: women 42.8, men 37.5.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Red Oak says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Red Oak
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Red Oak’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Red Oak 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 Red Oak 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.