Mendota is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Mendota, 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 Mendota have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Mendota in 100 people: 35 kids under 18 (CA: 22)
5 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, against 37 across CA. Mendota’s head count changed +14% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. The population is about 12,778 (2025 Census estimate). Across CA, 56 in 100 households own their home; in the town, 45.
Median age 26.6 (CA 37.9).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.3 points. Median age: women 26.7, men 26.4.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 31 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Mendota says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Mendota
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Mendota’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Mendota 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 Mendota 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.