Ponchatoula is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Ponchatoula, 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 Ponchatoula have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
76 in every 100 households in Ponchatoula own their home
For every 100 workers, 9 work from home, beside 8 across LA. Ponchatoula changed by +19% from 2010 to 2020. Some 7,755 people live here (2025 Census estimate). Across LA, 27 in 100 adults have a bachelor’s degree or more; here, 24.
Median age 44 (LA 38).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 3.4% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 33 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Ponchatoula says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 1 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Ponchatoula
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What Ponchatoula’s neighbors have built
1 contributions so far, one patch each.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Ponchatoula 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 Ponchatoula 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.