Chili is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Chili, 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 Chili were 100 people, 0 would be kids under 18
87 in 100 households own their home, against 70 across NM. People 65 and older are 72 in every 100 residents. Chili’s head count changed −17% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. In all, about 209 people live in Chili (census survey, 2020–24).
Median age 65.4 (NM 39.4).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
Workers 16 and older.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Chili says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Chili
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Chili’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Chili 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 Chili 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.