Half Moon Bay is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Half Moon Bay, 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 Half Moon Bay have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Half Moon Bay were 100 households, 71 would own their home
From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by +4%. Half Moon Bay counts about 11,287 residents (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 52 in every 100 adults 25 and older. For every 100 workers, 26 work from home, beside 17 across CA.
Median age 47.4 (CA 37.9).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 7.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 29 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Half Moon Bay says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 1 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Half Moon Bay
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Half Moon Bay’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Half Moon Bay 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 Half Moon Bay 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.