Portsmouth is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Portsmouth, 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.
Of every 100 households in Portsmouth, 93 own their home
For every 100 workers, 7 work from home, beside 11 across IA. Population: about 186 (2025 Census estimate). A bachelor’s degree or more: 10 in every 100 adults 25 and older.
Median age 47.3 (IA 38.6).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 23 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Portsmouth says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Portsmouth
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Portsmouth’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth 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.