Costa Mesa is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Costa Mesa, 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.
Costa Mesa in 100 households: 40 owners (CA: 56)
Costa Mesa’s head count changed +2% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Population: about 108,881 (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 45 in every 100 adults 25 and older. 22 in 100 workers work from home, against 17 across CA.
Median age 36.7 (CA 37.9).
About 106 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.2 points). Median age: women 36.9, men 36.6.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 7.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 22 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Costa Mesa says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 4 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Costa Mesa
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Costa Mesa’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa 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.