Buncombe is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Buncombe, 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 Buncombe have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Buncombe were 100 adults, 13 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
Kids under 18 make up 31 in 100 residents (IL: 22). In all, about 207 people live in Buncombe (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 16 in 100 workers work from home; in the town, 0.
Median age 25.5 (IL 39).
Counted by household. Plus 11% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 6.7% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Buncombe says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Buncombe
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Buncombe’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Buncombe 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 Buncombe 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.