Burden is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Burden, 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 Burden have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Burden in 100 people: 34 kids under 18 (KS: 24)
From the 2010 census to the 2020 one, the change was −4%. The population is about 509 (2025 Census estimate). Across KS, 36 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in Burden, 21. Owners make up 78 in 100 households (KS: 67).
Median age 33.2 (KS 37.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±9.6 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Burden says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Burden
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Burden’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Burden 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 Burden 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.