Dauphin Island is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Dauphin Island, 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 Dauphin Island have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Dauphin Island were 100 people, 9 would be kids under 18
People 65 and older make up 37 in 100 residents (AL: 18). About 1,929 people call Dauphin Island home (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 42 in every 100 adults 25 and older. Over 2010–2020, the head count moved +44%.
Median age 62.2 (AL 39.3).
Counted by household. Plus 51.6% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 3.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 33 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Dauphin Island says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Dauphin Island
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Dauphin Island’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Dauphin Island 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 Dauphin Island 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.