Tamms is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Tamms, 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 Tamms have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
65 and older: 30 of every 100 people in Tamms
18 in 100 workers work from home, against 16 across IL. The census count changed by −32% from 2010 to 2020. In all, about 373 people live in Tamms (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 38 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; here, 15.
Median age 50.3 (IL 39).
About 141 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.7 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 30 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Tamms says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Tamms
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Tamms’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Tamms 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 Tamms 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.