Elba is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Elba, 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.
4 kids in every 100 people in Elba
Elba is home to about 132 people (2025 Census estimate). 88 in 100 households own their home. For every 100 residents, 28 are 65 or older, beside 17 across MN.
Median age 53.7 (MN 38.8).
Counted by household. Plus 18.8% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 3.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 27 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Elba says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Elba
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Elba’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Elba 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 Elba 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.