Cle Elum is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Cle Elum, 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.
What kind of neighbors does Cle Elum have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Cle Elum in 100 people: 10 kids under 18 (WA: 21)
63 in 100 households own their home, against 64 across WA. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Cle Elum changed by +15%. Population: about 2,288 (2025 Census estimate). Home is the workplace for 11 in every 100 workers.
Median age 48 (WA 38.3).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.2% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Cle Elum says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 1 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Cle Elum
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Cle Elum’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Cle Elum 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 Cle Elum 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.