Barataria is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Barataria, 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 Barataria have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
Barataria: 100 owner households in every 100
2 in 100 workers work from home, against 8 across LA. From 2010 to 2020 the population changed by −5%. Barataria has about 544 residents (census survey, 2020–24). Across LA, 27 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; in the town, 7.
Median age 53.5 (LA 38).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±10 points.
Counted by household. Plus 26.1% of homes are seasonal.
Adults 25 and older. 5.1% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 40 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Barataria says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Barataria
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Barataria’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Barataria 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 Barataria 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.