Roodhouse is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Roodhouse, 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.
Homeowners make up 87 of every 100 households in Roodhouse
The census count changed by −13% from 2010 to 2020. Roughly 1,484 people live in Roodhouse (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 38 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 10. Home workers make up 6 in 100 workers (IL: 16).
Median age 45.5 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.8 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Roodhouse says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Roodhouse
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Roodhouse’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Roodhouse 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 Roodhouse 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.