Cotter is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Cotter, 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 Cotter have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Cotter in 100 people: 12 kids under 18 (AR: 23)
Owners make up 71 in 100 households (AR: 66). People 65 and older are 40 in every 100 residents. In the decade to 2020, the population moved −9%. Cotter counts about 946 residents (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 63.2 (AR 38.5).
About 79 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±4.9 points).
Counted by household. Plus 11.1% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 16 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Cotter says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Cotter
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Cotter’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Cotter 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 Cotter 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.