Sheffield is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Sheffield, 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.
21 in every 100 adults in Sheffield have a bachelor’s degree or more
Sheffield’s head count changed −11% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Population: about 798 (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 16 in 100 workers work from home; locally, 3. Owners make up 76 in 100 households (IL: 67).
Median age 38.3 (IL 39).
About 85 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.5 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Sheffield says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Sheffield
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Sheffield’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Sheffield 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 Sheffield 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.