Ransom is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Ransom, 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.
If Ransom were 100 households, 87 would own their home
For every 100 residents, 20 are 65 or older, beside 17 across IL. Roughly 309 people live in Ransom (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 38 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; locally, 16.
Median age 39.3 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.1 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.7% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 30 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Ransom says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Ransom
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Ransom’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Ransom 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 Ransom 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.