Gifford is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Gifford, 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 Gifford have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Gifford were 100 people, 34 would be 65 or older
Owners make up 95 in 100 households (IL: 67). Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Gifford changed by −7%. The town is home to about 885 people (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 21 in every 100 adults 25 and older.
Median age 54.4 (IL 39).
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.9 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 25 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Gifford says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Gifford
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Gifford’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Gifford 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 Gifford 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.