De Soto is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join De Soto, 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 De Soto have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If De Soto were 100 workers, 19 would work from home
27 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 24 across KS. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, De Soto changed by +7%. The town counts about 7,083 residents (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 11 in every 100 residents.
Median age 38.4 (KS 37.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.7% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 28 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how De Soto says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 5 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in De Soto
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What De Soto’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is De Soto 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 De Soto 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.