East Palo Alto is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join East Palo Alto, 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.
If East Palo Alto were 100 adults, 27 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
About 28,872 people call East Palo Alto home (2025 Census estimate). Across CA, 16 in 100 people are 65 or older; locally, 10. From the 2010 census to the 2020 one, the change was +7%. Owners make up 49 in 100 households (CA: 56).
Median age 36.3 (CA 37.9).
About 92 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.1 points). Median age: women 38.9, men 33.8.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 7.7% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how East Palo Alto says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in East Palo Alto
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What East Palo Alto’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is East Palo Alto 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 East Palo Alto 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.