Waukegan is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Waukegan, 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.
50 in every 100 households in Waukegan own their home
21 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, against 38 across IL. Waukegan has about 87,940 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across IL, 16 in 100 workers work from home; locally, 8.
Median age 35.5 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.3 points. Median age: women 36.1, men 35.2.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 26 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Waukegan says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 10 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Waukegan
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Waukegan’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Waukegan 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 Waukegan 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.