Chanute is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Chanute, 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.
Bachelor’s degree or more: 22 of every 100 adults in Chanute
For every 100 households, 69 own and the rest rent, beside 67 owners across KS. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Chanute changed by −4%. Roughly 8,584 people live in Chanute (2025 Census estimate). Across KS, 12 in 100 workers work from home; in the town, 3.
Median age 36.1 (KS 37.4).
About 91 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.2 points). Median age: women 37.7, men 34.2.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 13 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Chanute says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Chanute
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Chanute’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Chanute 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 Chanute 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.