Mason City is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Mason City, 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 Mason City have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Homeowners: 78 of every 100 households in Mason City
For every 100 residents, 24 are 65 or older, beside 17 across IL. Mason City changed by −11% from 2010 to 2020. In all, about 1,956 people live in Mason City (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 21 in every 100 adults 25 and older.
Median age 49.8 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4 points. Among residents 75 and older, 56% are men (IL 41%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 32 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Mason City says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Mason City
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Mason City’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Mason City 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 Mason City 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.