Alden is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Alden, 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 Alden have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Alden were 100 households, 83 would own their home
In all, about 575 people live in Alden (2025 Census estimate). Across MN, 39 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 18. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Alden changed by −12%. People 65 and older make up 22 in 100 residents (MN: 17).
Median age 50.5 (MN 38.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 20 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Alden 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 Alden
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Alden’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Alden 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 Alden 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.