Mason City is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Mason City, 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.
Mason City in 100 households: 75 owners (NE: 67)
19 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 17 across NE. Home is the workplace for 4 in every 100 workers. Mason City counts about 149 residents (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 27.9 (NE 37.2).
About 136 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.7 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 25 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Mason City says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Mason City
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Mason City’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Mason City 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 Mason City 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.