Highwood is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Highwood, 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.
Homeowners make up 56 of every 100 households in Highwood
About 5,323 people live in Highwood (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 22 in every 100 residents. The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at −6%. For every 100 workers, 15 work from home, beside 16 across IL.
Median age 41 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.9 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 31 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Highwood says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Highwood
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Highwood’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Highwood 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 Highwood 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.