Belle Plaine is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Belle Plaine, 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.
If Belle Plaine were 100 households, 56 would own their home
Adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more: 23 in 100 (KS: 36). Roughly 1,442 people live in Belle Plaine (2025 Census estimate). Across KS, 12 in 100 workers work from home; locally, 8. The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at −13%.
Median age 42.4 (KS 37.4).
About 83 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.3 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 31 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Belle Plaine says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Belle Plaine
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Belle Plaine’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Belle Plaine 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 Belle Plaine 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.