Clayton is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Clayton, 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 Clayton have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
11 kids in every 100 people in Clayton
Clayton is home to about 616 people (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 38 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; locally, 6. In the decade to 2020, the population moved −10%. Home workers make up 4 in 100 workers (IL: 16).
Median age 49.2 (IL 39).
About 133 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.1 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Clayton says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Clayton
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Clayton’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Clayton 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 Clayton 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.