Smelterville is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Smelterville, 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 Smelterville have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
33 in every 100 people in Smelterville are 65 or older
15 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 24 across ID. In all, about 813 people live in Smelterville (2025 Census estimate). Across ID, 32 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 0. The town changed by +7% from 2010 to 2020.
Median age 54.2 (ID 37.3).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 22 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Smelterville says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 1 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Smelterville
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Smelterville’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Smelterville 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 Smelterville 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.