Colby is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Colby, 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 Colby have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Colby were 100 people, 37 would be kids under 18
For every 100 adults 25 and older, 13 have a bachelor’s degree or more, beside 33 across WI. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Colby changed by +6%. The town counts about 876 residents (2025 Census estimate). 9 in 100 residents are 65 or older.
Median age 31.5 (WI 40.2).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.7% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 18 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Colby says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 5 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Colby
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Colby’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Colby 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 Colby 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.