Chemung is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Chemung, 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 Chemung were 100 people, 0 would be kids under 18
Owners make up 85 in 100 households (IL: 67). In all, about 239 people live in Chemung (census survey, 2020–24). Across IL, 17 in 100 people are 65 or older; locally, 87.
Median age 69.9 (IL 39).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
Workers 16 and older.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Chemung says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Chemung
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Chemung’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Chemung 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 Chemung 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.