Wausau is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Wausau, 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.
Of every 100 households in Wausau, 58 own their home
22 in 100 residents are kids under 18, against 21 across WI. The population is about 40,188 (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 31 in every 100 adults 25 and older. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Wausau changed by +2%.
Median age 38.2 (WI 40.2).
About 94 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.3 points). Median age: women 39.2, men 37.0.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.7% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 15 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Wausau says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 6 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Wausau
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What Wausau’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Wausau 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 Wausau 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.