Ave Maria is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Ave Maria, 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 Ave Maria have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Ave Maria in 100 households: 82 owners (FL: 68)
The population is about 8,258 (census survey, 2020–24). Home is the workplace for 23 in every 100 workers. Adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more: 45 in 100 (FL: 34).
Median age 37.9 (FL 42.6).
About 85 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.6 points).
Counted by household. Plus 13.3% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 16.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 42 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Ave Maria says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Ave Maria
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Ave Maria’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Ave Maria 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 Ave Maria 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.