Dearing is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Dearing, 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.
Dearing in 100 households: 85 owners (KS: 67)
Kids under 18 make up 20 in 100 residents (KS: 24). The population is about 371 (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 1 in every 100 workers.
Median age 52.8 (KS 37.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 16 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Dearing says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Dearing
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Dearing’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Dearing 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 Dearing 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.