Iola is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Iola, 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: 24 of every 100 adults in Iola
About 5,240 people call Iola home (2025 Census estimate). Across KS, 12 in 100 workers work from home; locally, 5. Owners make up 61 in 100 households (KS: 67).
Median age 32.6 (KS 37.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.9 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 8.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 17 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Iola 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 Iola
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Iola’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Iola 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 Iola 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.