Gages Lake is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Gages Lake, 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.
Gages Lake: 83 owner households in every 100
People 65 and older make up 15 in 100 residents (IL: 17). Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Gages Lake changed by +4%. The town counts about 10,819 residents (census survey, 2020–24). 22 in 100 workers work from home.
Median age 39.8 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.6 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 26 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Gages Lake 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 Gages Lake
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Gages Lake’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Gages Lake 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 Gages Lake 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.