Calumet City is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Calumet City, 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 Calumet City were 100 households, 56 would own their home
For every 100 workers, 10 work from home, beside 16 across IL. 21 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more. From the 2010 census to the 2020 one, the change was −3%. Population: about 34,798 (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 38.6 (IL 39).
About 86 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.2 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.6% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 34 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Calumet City says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 5 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Calumet City
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Calumet City’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Calumet City 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 Calumet City 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.