Salida is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Salida, 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 Salida have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Salida were 100 adults, 54 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
For every 100 residents, 23 are 65 or older, beside 16 across CO. Salida counts about 5,985 residents (2025 Census estimate). Across CO, 21 in 100 workers work from home; here, 28. The census count changed by +8% from 2010 to 2020.
Median age 44.1 (CO 37.7).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.1 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 17 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Salida says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Salida
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Salida’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Salida 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 Salida 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.