Mears is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Mears, 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.
If Mears were 100 adults, 18 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
About 204 people call Mears home (census survey, 2020–24). Across MI, 14 in 100 workers work from home; in the town, 0. For every 100 residents, 17 are under 18, beside 21 across MI.
Median age 51.7 (MI 40.2).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Mears says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Mears
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Mears’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Mears 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 Mears 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.