Palestine is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Palestine, 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.
Owner-occupied: 83 of every 100 households in Palestine
Population: about 1,210 (2025 Census estimate). Palestine’s head count changed −10% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. 3 in 100 workers work from home. For every 100 adults 25 and older, 12 have a bachelor’s degree or more, beside 38 across IL.
Median age 45.6 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 25 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Palestine says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Palestine
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Palestine’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Palestine 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 Palestine 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.