Hometown is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Hometown, 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.
If Hometown were 100 people
About 4,191 people live in Hometown (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 41.3 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Among residents 18 to 24, 84% are women (IL 49%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 9.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Hometown says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 1 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Hometown
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Hometown’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Hometown 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 Hometown 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.