Mackay is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Mackay, 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 Mackay have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Mackay in 100 people: 36 aged 65 or older (ID: 17)
5 in 100 workers work from home, against 13 across ID. In the decade to 2020, the population moved −15%. The population is about 480 (2025 Census estimate). Kids under 18 are 16 in every 100 residents.
Median age 61.7 (ID 37.3).
About 68 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.6 points).
Counted by household. Plus 15.7% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 4.3% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 16 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Mackay says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Mackay
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Mackay’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Mackay 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 Mackay 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.