Montgomery is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Montgomery, 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 Montgomery have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Of every 100 households in Montgomery, 79 own their home
Montgomery counts about 21,978 residents (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 29 in every 100 adults 25 and older. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Montgomery changed by +10%. 11 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 17 across IL.
Median age 35.3 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Among residents 55 to 64, 62% are men (IL 49%). Median age: women 38.0, men 33.3.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 33 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Montgomery 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 Montgomery
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Montgomery’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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.