Black Earth is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Black Earth, 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 Black Earth have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
89 in every 100 households in Black Earth own their home
Population: about 500 (2025 Census estimate). Across WI, 33 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in Black Earth, 44. 22 in 100 workers work from home, against 13 across WI.
Median age 50 (WI 40.2).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.4 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 26 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Black Earth says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 3 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Black Earth
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Black Earth’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Black Earth 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 Black Earth 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.