Blakely is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Blakely, 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.
Owner-occupied: 48 of every 100 households in Blakely
In all, about 5,156 people live in Blakely (2025 Census estimate). Its head count changed +6% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Home is the workplace for 5 in every 100 workers. 12 in 100 adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, against 35 across GA.
Median age 39.8 (GA 37.6).
About 78 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.3 points). Among residents 75 and older, 79% are women (GA 59%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 4.8% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 18 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Blakely says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Blakely
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Blakely’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Blakely 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 Blakely 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.