Shabbona is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Shabbona, 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 Shabbona have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
11 kids in every 100 people in Shabbona
About 867 people live in Shabbona (2025 Census estimate). Over 2010–2020, the head count moved −7%. Across IL, 38 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 24. People 65 and older make up 46 in 100 residents (IL: 17).
Median age 61.6 (IL 39).
About 78 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.3 points). Among residents 45 to 54, 69% are men (IL 50%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 35 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Shabbona says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Shabbona
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Shabbona’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Shabbona 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 Shabbona 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.