Ashton is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Ashton, 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 Ashton were 100 adults, 12 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
Ashton changed by −1% from 2010 to 2020. In all, about 929 people live in Ashton (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 5 in every 100 workers. 20 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 17 across IL.
Median age 38.9 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 27 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Ashton says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Ashton
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Ashton’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Ashton 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 Ashton 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.