Ely is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Ely, 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 Ely have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Ely were 100 people, 8 would be kids under 18
Owners make up 63 in 100 households (MN: 72). Home is the workplace for 6 in every 100 workers. In all, about 3,231 people live in Ely (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 52.1 (MN 38.8).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 9.9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 14 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Ely says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Ely
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Ely’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Ely 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 Ely 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.