Parkersburg is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Parkersburg, 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.
Parkersburg in 100 households: 89 owners (IL: 67)
27 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 22 across IL. Parkersburg counts about 184 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 38 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 4.
Median age 33.9 (IL 39).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 33 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Parkersburg says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Parkersburg
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Parkersburg’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Parkersburg 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 Parkersburg 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.