Des Moines is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Des Moines, 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.
51 kids in every 100 people in Des Moines
Des Moines is home to about 105 people (2025 Census estimate). People 65 and older are 10 in every 100 residents. 24 in 100 workers work from home, against 12 across NM.
Median age 17.8 (NM 39.4).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.4 points.
Counted by household. Plus 16.5% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 10 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Des Moines says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Des Moines
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Des Moines’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Des Moines 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 Des Moines 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.