Sterling is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Sterling, 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.
Sterling in 100 adults: 21 with a bachelor’s degree or more (IL: 38)
Over 2010–2020, the head count moved −4%. In all, about 14,394 people live in Sterling (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 6 in every 100 workers. 22 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 17 across IL.
Median age 42.6 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 18 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Sterling says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 5 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Sterling
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Sterling’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Sterling 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 Sterling 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.