Elm Creek is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Elm Creek, 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 Elm Creek have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
26 in every 100 adults in Elm Creek have a bachelor’s degree or more
People 65 and older make up 11 in 100 residents (NE: 17). 32 in 100 residents are kids under 18. Elm Creek’s head count changed +9% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Population: about 983 (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 29.8 (NE 37.2).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.3 points. Among residents 45 to 54, 78% are men (NE 51%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.6% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Elm Creek says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Elm Creek
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Elm Creek’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Elm Creek 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 Elm Creek 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.