Portland Township is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Portland Township, 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 Portland Township have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Portland Township were 100 people, 37 would be 65 or older
Portland Township counts about 424 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 16 in 100 workers work from home; in the town, 7. 44 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, against 38 across IL.
Median age 45.5 (IL 39).
About 151 men for every 100 women.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 33 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Portland Township says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 6 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Portland Township
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Portland Township’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Portland Township 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 Portland Township 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.