Cobden is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Cobden, 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 Cobden have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
21 in every 100 adults in Cobden have a bachelor’s degree or more
Cobden counts about 1,024 residents (2025 Census estimate). From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by −7%. Home is the workplace for 5 in every 100 workers. For every 100 residents, 23 are 65 or older, beside 17 across IL.
Median age 46.8 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.6 points. Among residents 45 to 54, 77% are men (IL 50%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 25 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Cobden says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Cobden
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Cobden’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Cobden 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 Cobden 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.