New Effington is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join New Effington, 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 New Effington were 100 adults, 7 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
0 in 100 workers work from home, against 10 across SD. New Effington counts about 226 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across SD, 24 in 100 people are under 18; here, 29.
Median age 32.5 (SD 38).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.5 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 17 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how New Effington says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in New Effington
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What New Effington’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is New Effington 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 New Effington 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.