West Brooklyn is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join West Brooklyn, 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.
48 kids in every 100 people in West Brooklyn
11 in 100 workers work from home, against 16 across IL. The population is about 128 (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 7 in every 100 residents.
Median age 22.2 (IL 39).
Counted by household. Plus 13.6% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 36 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how West Brooklyn says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in West Brooklyn
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What West Brooklyn’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is West Brooklyn 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 West Brooklyn 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.