Gary is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Gary, 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 Gary have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Gary were 100 people
About 67,289 people live in Gary (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 36.5 (IN 38.1).
About 88 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.2 points). Among residents 25 to 34, 60% are women (IN 50%). Median age: women 38.3, men 34.6.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 26 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Gary 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 Gary
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Gary’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Gary 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 Gary 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.