Blue Lake is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Blue Lake, 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 Blue Lake have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Blue Lake in 100 people: 9 kids under 18 (CA: 22)
For every 100 residents, 38 are 65 or older, beside 16 across CA. From the 2010 census to the 2020 one, the change was −4%. Blue Lake has about 1,144 residents (2025 Census estimate). 24 in 100 workers work from home.
Median age 61 (CA 37.9).
About 62 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±7.6 points). Among residents 55 to 64, 85% are women (CA 51%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 9% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 14 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Blue Lake says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Blue Lake
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Blue Lake’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Blue Lake 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 Blue Lake 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.