Blue Mound is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Blue Mound, 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.
Blue Mound in 100 households: 81 owners (IL: 67)
17 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, against 38 across IL. The census count changed by −2% from 2010 to 2020. Population: about 1,078 (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 16 in 100 workers work from home; in Blue Mound, 7.
Median age 41.3 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Blue Mound says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Blue Mound
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Blue Mound’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Blue Mound 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 Blue Mound 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.