New Baden is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join New Baden, 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 New Baden have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Homeowners: 58 of every 100 households in New Baden
For every 100 workers, 14 work from home, beside 16 across IL. About 3,378 people live in New Baden (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 29 in every 100 adults 25 and older. Its head count changed +2% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses.
Median age 38.5 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points. Among residents 75 and older, 84% are women (IL 59%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 22 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how New Baden says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in New Baden
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What New Baden’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is New Baden 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 New Baden 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.