Media is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Media, 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 Media were 100 households, 90 would own their home
25 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 22 across IL. Media is home to about 110 people (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 0 in every 100 workers.
Median age 38.4 (IL 39).
About 200 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.5 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 31 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Media says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Media
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Media’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Media 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 Media 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.