New Pekin is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join New Pekin, 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 New Pekin have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Bachelor’s degree or more: 12 of every 100 adults in New Pekin
The population is about 1,378 (2025 Census estimate). Owners hold 62 in every 100 households. From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by −6%. Kids under 18 make up 29 in 100 residents (IN: 23).
Median age 37.8 (IN 38.1).
About 74 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 31 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how New Pekin says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in New Pekin
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What New Pekin’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is New Pekin 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 New Pekin 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.