Bear is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Bear, 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 Bear have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Owner-occupied: 65 of every 100 households in Bear
15 in 100 residents are 65 or older, against 21 across DE. The census count changed by +19% from 2010 to 2020. Population: about 22,370 (census survey, 2020–24). Across DE, 36 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in Bear, 33.
Median age 37.9 (DE 41.6).
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.3 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Bear says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Bear
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Bear’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Bear 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 Bear 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.