Loraine is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Loraine, 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 Loraine have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Loraine were 100 people, 32 would be 65 or older
Population: about 289 (2025 Census estimate). 10 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more. Home workers make up 9 in 100 workers (IL: 16).
Median age 49.8 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.1 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Loraine says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Loraine
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Loraine’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Loraine 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 Loraine 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.