Long Beach is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Long Beach, 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.
Homeowners make up 41 of every 100 households in Long Beach
Over 2010–2020, the head count moved +1%. Some 450,469 people live here (2025 Census estimate). Across CA, 16 in 100 people are 65 or older; in Long Beach, 14. For every 100 adults 25 and older, 36 have a bachelor’s degree or more, beside 37 across CA.
Median age 37.1 (CA 37.9).
About 97 men for every 100 women. Median age: women 37.7, men 36.5.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 8.7% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 30 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Long Beach says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 8 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Long Beach
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Long Beach’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Long Beach 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 Long Beach 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.