Colfax is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Colfax, 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 Colfax have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
23 in every 100 adults in Colfax have a bachelor’s degree or more
Kids under 18 make up 27 in 100 residents (IL: 22). Across IL, 67 in 100 households own their home; in Colfax, 72. Its head count changed −6% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Population: about 973 (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 36.3 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 31 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Colfax says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Colfax
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Colfax’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Colfax 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 Colfax 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.