Mercer is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Mercer, 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 Mercer have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Mercer in 100 people: 29 aged 65 or older (MO: 18)
For every 100 households, 75 own and the rest rent, beside 68 owners across MO. Some 254 people live here (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 12 in every 100 adults 25 and older.
Median age 54.7 (MO 39).
About 79 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.3 points). Among residents 75 and older, 74% are women (MO 58%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Mercer says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Mercer
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Mercer’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Mercer 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 Mercer 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.