Vandalia is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Vandalia, 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.
If Vandalia were 100 people
About 3,029 people live in Vandalia (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 40.2 (MO 39).
About 73 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.5 points). Among residents 25 to 34, 72% are women (MO 50%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Vandalia says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Vandalia
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Vandalia’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Vandalia 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 Vandalia 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.