Van Wert is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Van Wert, 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.
Bachelor’s degree or more: 16 of every 100 adults in Van Wert
About 11,200 people call Van Wert home (2025 Census estimate). From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by +2%. Across OH, 13 in 100 workers work from home; here, 3. For every 100 households, 71 own and the rest rent, beside 67 owners across OH.
Median age 41.2 (OH 39.7).
About 93 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.5 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 16 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Van Wert says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Van Wert
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Van Wert’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Van Wert 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 Van Wert 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.