Marseilles is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Marseilles, 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.
24 in every 100 adults in Marseilles have a bachelor’s degree or more
The population is about 4,809 (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 16 in 100 workers work from home; in Marseilles, 10. The town’s head count changed −5% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. For every 100 residents, 19 are 65 or older, beside 17 across IL.
Median age 41.4 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 31 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Marseilles says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 4 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Marseilles
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Marseilles’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Marseilles 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 Marseilles 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.