Alton is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Alton, 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.
Owner-occupied: 56 of every 100 households in Alton
Adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more: 19 in 100 (MO: 32). Roughly 702 people live in Alton (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 5 in every 100 workers.
Median age 36.5 (MO 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.1 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 16 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Alton says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Alton
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Alton’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Alton 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 Alton 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.