Melrose Park is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Melrose Park, 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.
Homeowners make up 57 of every 100 households in Melrose Park
23 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 22 across IL. Home is the workplace for 6 in every 100 workers. The census count changed by −2% from 2010 to 2020. Melrose Park counts about 23,936 residents (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 37.3 (IL 39).
About 113 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.7 points). Among residents 35 to 44, 61% are men (IL 50%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 27 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Melrose Park says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 10 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Melrose Park
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What Melrose Park’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Melrose Park 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 Melrose Park 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.