Belle Plaine is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Belle Plaine, 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 Belle Plaine have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Owner-occupied: 84 of every 100 households in Belle Plaine
29 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 23 across MN. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Belle Plaine changed by +11%. The town is home to about 7,632 people (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 8 in every 100 workers.
Median age 35.7 (MN 38.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Among residents 75 and older, 67% are men (MN 43%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 26 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Belle Plaine says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 5 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Belle Plaine
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Belle Plaine’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Belle Plaine 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 Belle Plaine 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.