Wilmette is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Wilmette, 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 Wilmette have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Wilmette were 100 people
About 27,459 people live in Wilmette (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 45.3 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.4 points. Median age: women 46.7, men 44.1.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 35 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Wilmette says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 7 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Wilmette
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Wilmette’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Wilmette 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 Wilmette 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.