Ventura is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Ventura, 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.
Ventura in 100 households: 81 owners (IA: 72)
Some 698 people live here (2025 Census estimate). Across IA, 31 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in Ventura, 36. Over 2010–2020, the head count moved −1%. For every 100 residents, 27 are under 18, beside 23 across IA.
Median age 44.2 (IA 38.6).
About 83 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.7 points).
Counted by household. Plus 12.1% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 22 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Ventura says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Ventura
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Ventura’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Ventura 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 Ventura 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.