Palo Alto is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join 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.
What kind of neighbors does Palo Alto have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
82 in every 100 adults in Palo Alto have a bachelor’s degree or more
From the 2010 census to the 2020 one, the change was +7%. Home is the workplace for 35 in every 100 workers. Palo Alto is home to about 67,609 people (2025 Census estimate). 20 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 16 across CA.
Median age 43.6 (CA 37.9).
About 95 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1 point). Median age: women 44.7, men 42.1.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 5.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Palo Alto says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 7 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Palo Alto
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Palo Alto’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is 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 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.