Appleton is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Appleton, 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 Appleton have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
28 in every 100 people in Appleton are 65 or older
For every 100 workers, 5 work from home, beside 18 across MN. The 2010 and 2020 censuses put the change at −1%. Roughly 1,361 people live in Appleton (2025 Census estimate). Across MN, 39 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 15.
Median age 46.5 (MN 38.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Appleton says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Appleton
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Appleton’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Appleton 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 Appleton 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.