Rickardsville is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Rickardsville, 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.
97 in every 100 households in Rickardsville own their home
17 in 100 workers work from home, against 11 across IA. The population is about 203 (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 31 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in Rickardsville, 21.
Median age 48 (IA 38.6).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Rickardsville says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Rickardsville
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Rickardsville’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Rickardsville 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 Rickardsville 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.